CVE-2015-8688
What it is
Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Gajim ≤ 0.16.4
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 5.4
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2015-8688.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2015-8688. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://hg.gajim.org/gajim/file/gajim-0.16.5/ChangeLog
- https://hg.gajim.org/gajim/file/gajim-0.16.5/ChangeLog
References
- http://gultsch.de/gajim_roster_push_and_message_interception.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175503.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175526.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00027.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3492
- https://hg.gajim.org/gajim/file/gajim-0.16.5/ChangeLog
- http://gultsch.de/gajim_roster_push_and_message_interception.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175503.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175526.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00027.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3492
- https://hg.gajim.org/gajim/file/gajim-0.16.5/ChangeLog