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It was discovered that telepathy-gabble, the Jabber/XMMP connection manager for the Telepathy framework, is processing google:jingleinfo updates without validating their origin. This may allow an attacker to trick telepathy-gabble into relaying streamed media data through a server of his choice and thus . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2169-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Nico Golde February 16, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : telepathy-gabble Vulnerability : insufficient input validation Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : none yet It was discovered that telepathy-gabble, the Jabber/XMMP connection manager for the Telepathy framework, is processing google:jingleinfo updates without validating their origin. This may allow an attacker to trick telepathy-gabble into relaying streamed media data through a server of his choice and thus intercept audio and video calls. For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 0.7.6-1+lenny1. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.15-1+squeeze1. For the testing (wheezy) and unstable (sid) distributions, this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your telepathy-gabble packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Crucial telepathic-gabble patch released for Debian, tackling the risk of audio transmission breaches.. telepathy-gabble, media interception, security update, debian advisory. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 16, 2011
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