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Debian: DSA-3943-1 Critical: Gajim Remote Command Exposure

Gajim, a GTK+-based XMPP/Jabber client, unconditionally implements the "XEP-0146: Remote Controlling Clients" extension, allowing a malicious XMPP server to trigger commands to leak private conversations from encrypted sessions. With this update XEP-0146 support has been disabled . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3943-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 14, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : gajim CVE ID : CVE-2016-10376 Debian Bug : 863445 Gajim, a GTK+-based XMPP/Jabber client, unconditionally implements the "XEP-0146: Remote Controlling Clients" extension, allowing a malicious XMPP server to trigger commands to leak private conversations from encrypted sessions. With this update XEP-0146 support has been disabled by default and made opt-in via the 'remote_commands' option. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.16-1+deb8u2. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed prior to the initial release. We recommend that you upgrade your gajim packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Security Notice DSA-3944-2 regarding Gajim addresses command leak through XMPP sessions. Debian users are urged to apply this update promptly.. Gajim Security, Debian Update, Remote Command XMPP, GTK+ Client Security, Information Leak Fix. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 14, 2017 Debian