=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4506-1
September 16, 2020

mcabber vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

MCabber could be made to modify the roster and intercept messages if it
received specially crafted XMPP packets.

Software Description:
- 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
man-in-the-middle attacks. (CVE-2016-9928).

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  mcabber                         0.10.2-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4506-1
  CVE-2016-9928

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mcabber/0.10.2-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 4506-1: MCabber vulnerability

September 16, 2020
MCabber could be made to modify the roster and intercept messages if it received specially crafted XMPP packets.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: mcabber 0.10.2-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4506-1

CVE-2016-9928

Severity
September 16, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mcabber/0.10.2-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

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