openSUSE Security Update : mcabber (openSUSE-2016-1502)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 96064

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for mcabber fixes the following issues :

- Update to version 1.0.4 (changes since 1.0.2) :

- Check the origin of roster pushes (boo#1014976, CVE-2015-8688 (Gajim), https://gultsch.de/gajim_roster_push_and_message_interce ption.html)

- Link with the tinfo library.

- Fix default modules directory on OpenBSD.

- Create the history log directory if it doesn't exist.

- [OTR] Do not send empty subjects.

- [UI] /set does not display password values anymore.

- [MUC] Use nick to set the role.

- Misc help/documentation updates.

Solution

Update the affected mcabber packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 96064

File Name: openSUSE-2016-1502.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 12/22/2016

Updated: 1/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8688

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mcabber-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mcabber-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mcabber, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mcabber-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8688

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