MGASA-2016-0046

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    MGASA-2016-0046

    Published: 5 Feb 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8688

    Summary: Updated gajim packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Gajim before 0.16.5 doesn't verify the origin of roster pushes thus allowing third parties to modify the roster via a man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-2015-8688).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0046.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17474, http://gultsch.de/gajim_roster_push_and_message_interception.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gajim

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/gajim?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.16.5-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High