CVE-2015-8688

Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a...

5.4 MediumFix available

Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.72%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.

Record: CVE-2015-8688
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.

Record: CVE-2015-8688
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-8565 No score

Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.

Record: EUVD-2015-8565
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fg7g-52r5-p6wj 5.4

Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a...

Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.

Record: GHSA-fg7g-52r5-p6wj
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.4

Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.

Record: CVE-2015-8688
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8688 5.4

Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8688
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8688 5.4

Gajim before 0.16.5 allows remote attackers to modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8688
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2016-0046 No score

Updated gajim packages fix security vulnerability

Gajim before 0.16.5 doesn't verify the origin of roster pushes thus allowing third parties to modify the roster via a man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-2015-8688).

Record: MGASA-2016-0046
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10007-1 No score

mcabber-1.0.4-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the mcabber-1.0.4-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10007-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10547-1 No score

gajim-0.16.6-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the gajim-0.16.6-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10547-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11273-1 No score

python36-sleekxmpp-1.3.3-4.18 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the python36-sleekxmpp-1.3.3-4.18 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11273-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gajim

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gajim` Debian:12	before 0.16.5-0.1	0.16.5-0.1
`gajim` Debian:13	before 0.16.5-0.1	0.16.5-0.1
`gajim` Debian:14	before 0.16.5-0.1	0.16.5-0.1
`gajim` Debian:6.0	before 0.13.4-3+squeeze4, plus listed versions 0.13.4-30.13.4-3+squeeze10.13.4-3+squeeze20.13.4-3+squeeze3	0.13.4-3+squeeze4
`gajim` Debian:7	before 0.15.1-4.1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 0.15.1-40.15.1-4.1	0.15.1-4.1+deb7u1
`gajim` Debian:8	before 0.16-1+deb8u1, plus listed versions 0.16-1	0.16-1+deb8u1
`gajim` Mageia:5	before 0.16.5-1.mga5	0.16.5-1.mga5
`python-nbxmpp` Mageia:5	before 0.5.3-1.mga5	0.5.3-1.mga5
`mcabber` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 1.0.4-1.1	1.0.4-1.1
`gajim` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 0.16.6-1.1	0.16.6-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-8688 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Gajim, published January 15, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in gajim 0.16.5-0.1.

References

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