CVE-2013-1431

Telepathy Gabble < 0.16.6 and 0.17.x < 0.17.4 - TLS Verification Bypass via Legacy Jabber Server Connection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Wocky module in Telepathy Gabble before 0.16.6 and 0.17.x before 0.17.4, when connecting to a "legacy Jabber server," does not properly enforce the WockyConnector:tls-required flag, which allows remote attackers to bypass TLS verification and perform a man-in-the-middle attacks.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Mailing List, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/438
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/53779
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1873-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2702

Scores

EPSS 0.0203
EPSS Percentile 78.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (10)
simon_mcvittie/telepathy_gabble 0.16.0
simon_mcvittie/telepathy_gabble 0.16.1
simon_mcvittie/telepathy_gabble 0.16.2
simon_mcvittie/telepathy_gabble 0.16.3
simon_mcvittie/telepathy_gabble 0.16.4
simon_mcvittie/telepathy_gabble 0.17.0
simon_mcvittie/telepathy_gabble 0.17.1
simon_mcvittie/telepathy_gabble 0.17.2
simon_mcvittie/telepathy_gabble 0.17.3
simon_mcvittie/telepathy_gabble < 0.16.5
Published Sep 23, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026