6.8

CVE-2013-1431: simon_mcvittie telepathy_gabble Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2013-0170DSA-2702-1
Published 23-09-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1431 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in simon_mcvittie telepathy_gabble. EPSS estimates a 2.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.03%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10079-1

Timeline

  1. 23-09-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.03% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.03%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mageia2 products
  • telepathy-gabble< 0.16.6-1.mga2
  • telepathy-gabble< 0.17.4-1.mga3
Debian1 product
  • telepathy-gabble< 0.9.15-1+squeeze2 | < 0.16.5-1+deb7u1
Simon_mcvittie1 product
  • telepathy_gabble≤ 0.16.5 | 0.16.0 | 0.16.1 | 0.16.2 | 0.16.3 | 0.16.4 | 0.17.0 | 0.17.1 | 0.17.2 | 0.17.3

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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