CVE-2013-1431
Debian Security Advisory 2702-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
El módulo Wocky de Telepathy Gabble anteriores a 0.16.6 y 0.17.x anteriores a 0.17.4, al conectarse a "legacy Jabber server", no hace respetar apropiadamente la bandera WockyConnector.tls-required, lo cual permite a atacantes remotos sortear la verificación TLS y ejecutar ataques man-in-the-middle.
Maksim Otstavnov discovered that telepathy-gabble incorrectly handled TLS when connecting to legacy jabber servers. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to view sensitive information. It was discovered that telepathy-gabble incorrectly handled certain messages. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause applications using telepathy-gabble to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2013-01-26 CVE Reserved
- 2013-06-03 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/438 | 2016-11-08 | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65036 | 2016-11-08 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2702 | 2016-11-08 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1873-1 | 2016-11-08 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Simon Mcvittie Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" | Telepathy Gabble Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" | <= 0.16.5 Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" and version " <= 0.16.5" | - |
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| Simon Mcvittie Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" | Telepathy Gabble Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" | 0.16.0 Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" and version "0.16.0" | - |
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| Simon Mcvittie Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" | Telepathy Gabble Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" | 0.16.1 Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" and version "0.16.1" | - |
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| Simon Mcvittie Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" | Telepathy Gabble Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" | 0.16.2 Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" and version "0.16.2" | - |
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| Simon Mcvittie Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" | Telepathy Gabble Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" | 0.16.3 Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" and version "0.16.3" | - |
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| Simon Mcvittie Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" | Telepathy Gabble Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" | 0.16.4 Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" and version "0.16.4" | - |
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| Simon Mcvittie Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" | Telepathy Gabble Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" | 0.17.0 Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" and version "0.17.0" | - |
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| Simon Mcvittie Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" | Telepathy Gabble Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" | 0.17.1 Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" and version "0.17.1" | - |
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| Simon Mcvittie Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" | Telepathy Gabble Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" | 0.17.2 Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" and version "0.17.2" | - |
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| Simon Mcvittie Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" | Telepathy Gabble Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" | 0.17.3 Search vendor "Simon Mcvittie" for product "Telepathy Gabble" and version "0.17.3" | - |
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