| Name | CVE-2012-5524 |
| Description | The _ssl_verify_callback function in tls_nb.py in Gajim before 0.15.3 does not properly verify SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and spoof servers via an arbitrary certificate from a trusted CA. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 693282 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gajim (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 0.16-1+deb8u2 | fixed |
| stretch | 0.16.6-1.1 | fixed |
| buster | 1.1.2-2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.3.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.7.3-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.9.5-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gajim | source | wheezy | 0.15.1-4.1 | | | |
| gajim | source | (unstable) | 0.15.4-1 | low | | 693282 |
Notes
[squeeze] - gajim <no-dsa> (Minor issue)