Description
The Wocky module in Telepathy Gabble before 0.16.6 and 0.17.x before 0.17.4, when connecting to a "legacy Jabber server," does not properly enforce the WockyConnector:tls-required flag, which allows remote attackers to bypass TLS verification and perform a man-in-the-middle attacks.
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 7 | telepathy-gabble | 0.16.5-1+deb7u1 | DSA-2702-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | telepathy-gabble | 0.9.15-1+squeeze2 | DSA-2702-1 |
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-2702-1 telepathy-gabble - TLS verification bypass 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
- [oss-security] 20130530 CVE-2013-1431: telepathy-gabble: TLS bypass via use of legacy Jabber mailing-list
- 53779 third-party-advisory
- USN-1873-1 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65036
- DSA-2702 vendor-advisory