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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841471
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1873-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'telepathy-gabble' package(s) announced via the USN-1873-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'telepathy-gabble' package(s) announced via the USN-1873-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Maksim Otstavnov discovered that telepathy-gabble incorrectly handled
TLS when connecting to legacy jabber servers. If a remote attacker were
able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to
view sensitive information. (CVE-2013-1431)

It was discovered that telepathy-gabble incorrectly handled certain
messages. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause applications using
telepathy-gabble to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-1769)

Affected Software/OS:
'telepathy-gabble' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1431
Debian Security Information: DSA-2702 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2702
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/438
http://secunia.com/advisories/53779
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1873-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1769
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/telepathy/2013-March/006377.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/telepathy/2013-March/006378.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0518 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00085.html
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG

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