Description
Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.
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 14 | gajim | 0.16.5-0.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | gajim | 0.16.5-0.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | gajim | 0.16.5-0.1 | — |
| Debian 8 | gajim | 0.16-1+deb8u1 | DSA-3492-1 |
| Debian 7 | gajim | 0.15.1-4.1+deb7u1 | DSA-3492-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | gajim | 0.13.4-3+squeeze4 | DLA-413-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | gajim | 0.16.6-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10547-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | mcabber | 1.0.4-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10007-1 |
Advisories 4
- DLA-413-1 gajim - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-3492-1 gajim - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10547-1 gajim-0.16.6-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10007-1 mcabber-1.0.4-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0102 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3492 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-c82e5c322c vendor-advisory
- https://hg.gajim.org/gajim/file/gajim-0.16.5/ChangeLog
- http://gultsch.de/gajim_roster_push_and_message_interception.html
- FEDORA-2016-838200213e vendor-advisory