CVE-2013-1431

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-1431
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-09-23 20:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Simon Mcvittie Telepathy Gabble 0.16.0 All All All
Application Simon Mcvittie Telepathy Gabble 0.16.1 All All All
Application Simon Mcvittie Telepathy Gabble 0.16.2 All All All
Application Simon Mcvittie Telepathy Gabble 0.16.3 All All All
Application Simon Mcvittie Telepathy Gabble 0.16.4 All All All
Application Simon Mcvittie Telepathy Gabble 0.17.0 All All All
Application Simon Mcvittie Telepathy Gabble 0.17.1 All All All
Application Simon Mcvittie Telepathy Gabble 0.17.2 All All All
Application Simon Mcvittie Telepathy Gabble 0.17.3 All All All
Application Simon Mcvittie Telepathy Gabble All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-sec: CVE-2013-1431: telepathy-gabble: TLS bypass via use of legacy Jabber af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2702-1 telepathy-gabble af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA53779 - Ubuntu update for telepathy-gabble - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
USN-1873-1: telepathy-gabble vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 65036 – TLS bypass via use of legacy Jabber af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.freedesktop.org Patch
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