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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for mcabber (DLA-2260-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mcabber' package(s) announced via the DLA-2260-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that there was a 'roster push attack' in mcabber, a console-based Jabber (XMPP) client. This is identical to CVE-2015-8688 for gajim.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'mcabber' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 0.10.2-1+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your mcabber packages.