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HistorySep 16, 2020 - 12:00 a.m.

MCabber vulnerability

2020-09-1600:00:00
ubuntu.com
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mcabber
ubuntu 16.04
esm
jabber
xmpp
roster management
machine-in-the-middle attack
cve-2016-9928
unix

CVSS2

5.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

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

CVSS3

7.4

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

AI Score

7.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.009

Percentile

82.7%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

  • mcabber - small Jabber (XMPP) console client

Details

It was discovered that MCabber does not properly manage roster pushes. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to remotely perform
machine-in-the-middle attacks. (CVE-2016-9928).

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu16.04noarchmcabber< 0.10.2-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu16.04noarchmcabber-dbgsym< 0.10.2-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1UNKNOWN

CVSS2

5.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

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

CVSS3

7.4

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

AI Score

7.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.009

Percentile

82.7%