Description
jingle-factory.c in Telepathy Gabble 0.11 before 0.11.7, 0.10 before 0.10.5, and 0.8 before 0.8.15 allows remote attackers to sniff audio and video calls via a crafted google:jingleinfo stanza that specifies an alternate server for streamed media.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | telepathy-gabble | 0.9.15-1+squeeze1 | DSA-2169-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | telepathy-gabble | 0.7.6-1+lenny1 | DSA-2169-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | telepathy-gabble | 0.18.3-1.10 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10079-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-2169-1 telepathy-gabble - missing input validation Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10079-1 telepathy-gabble-0.18.3-1.10 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- ADV-2011-0901 vdb-entry
- 43316 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34048
- 44023 third-party-advisory
- gabble-jingle-info-security-bypass(65523) vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0537 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20110217 CVE id request: telepathy-gabble mailing-list
- USN-1067-1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-1668 vendor-advisory
- 43369 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-1284 vendor-advisory
- 43485 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2011:0303 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-1903 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0572 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20110217 Re: CVE id request: telepathy-gabble mailing-list
- DSA-2169 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0428 vdb-entry
- 43545 third-party-advisory
- 46440 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0412 vdb-entry
- 43404 third-party-advisory