Gentoo update for slixmpp

Published: 2023-05-04

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-45197
CWE-ID	CWE-295
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system dev-python/slixmpp Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU75725

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45197

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation in slixmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-python/slixmpp to version: 1.8.3

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-python/slixmpp: before 1.8.3

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-07

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.