CVE-2013-1431
The Wocky module in Telepathy Gabble before 0.16.6 and 0.17.x before 0.17.4, when connecting to a...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-1431- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-1431- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1469 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-1469- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cq2g-8982-9994 No score
The Wocky module in Telepathy Gabble before 0.16.6 and 0.17.x before 0.17.4, when connecting to a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-cq2g-8982-9994- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2013-0170 No score
Updated telepathy-gabble package fixes security vulnerability
Maksim Otstavnov discovered that the Wocky submodule used by telepathy-gabble does not respect the tls-required flag on legacy Jabber servers. A network intermediary could use this vulnerability to bypass TLS verification and perform a man-in-the-middle attack.
- Record
MGASA-2013-0170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10079-1 No score
telepathy-gabble-0.18.3-1.10 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the telepathy-gabble-0.18.3-1.10 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10079-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
telepathy-gabbleDebian:6.0 |
before 0.9.15-1+squeeze2, plus listed versions 0.9.15-10.9.15-1+squeeze1 |
0.9.15-1+squeeze2 |
telepathy-gabbleDebian:7 |
before 0.16.5-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 0.16.5-1 |
0.16.5-1+deb7u1 |
telepathy-gabbleMageia:2 |
before 0.16.6-1.mga2 | 0.16.6-1.mga2 |
telepathy-gabbleMageia:3 |
before 0.17.4-1.mga3 | 0.17.4-1.mga3 |
telepathy-gabbleopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.18.3-1.10 | 0.18.3-1.10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-1431 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Simon Mcvittie Telepathy Gabble, published June 3, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.03%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in telepathy-gabble 0.9.15-1+squeeze2.
References
seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/438
secunia.com/advisories/53779
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1873-1
bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65036
debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2702
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1431
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-cq2g-8982-9994
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0170.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10432
lists.freedesktop.org/archives/telepathy/2013-May/006450.html
lists.freedesktop.org/archives/telepathy/2013-May/006449.html
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1000
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1431