GLSA 201707-14: Gajim: Information disclosure
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Gajim: Information disclosure |
| Date: | 07/10/2017 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201707-14 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability in Gajim might allow remote attackers to intercept encrypted communications.Background
Gajim is a Jabber/XMPP client which uses GTK+.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-im/gajim | < 0.16.6-r1 | >= 0.16.6-r1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Gajim unconditionally implements the “XEP-0146: Remote Controlling Clients” extension.
Impact
Remote attackers, by enticing a user to connect to a malicious XMPP server, could extract plaintext from Off The Record (OTR) encrypted sessions.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Gajim users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/gajim-0.16.6-r1"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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