CVE-2015-8688 json
Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.
published 10y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-8565
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.
Patch / fix
- gajim Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.16.5-0.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8688
- mcabber openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.0.4-1.1
- gajim openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.16.6-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10007-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10547-1
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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-8688 updated cvss 4.9
gajim: Message interception due to unverified origin of roster push
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00027.html
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2016/dsa-3492
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175503.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175526.html
vendor-advisory
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hg.gajim.org
/gajim/file/gajim-0.16.5/ChangeLog
vendor-advisory
- gultsch.de /gajim_roster_push_and_message_interception.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-8688
- NVD CVE-2015-8688
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