rhsa-2012:1538
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2012-12-04 18:55
Modified
2025-08-04 11:46
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Network Satellite server jabberd security update

Notes

Topic
An updated jabberd package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Network Satellite 5.5 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Details
This package provides jabberd 2, an Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) server used for XML based communication. It was discovered that the XMPP Dialback protocol implementation in jabberd 2 did not properly validate Verify Response and Authorization Response messages. A remote attacker able to connect to the jabberd's server-to-server communication port could possibly use this flaw to spoof source domains of the XMPP messages. (CVE-2012-3525) Users of Red Hat Network Satellite 5.5 are advised to upgrade to this updated jabberd package, which resolves this issue. For this update to take effect, Red Hat Network Satellite must be restarted. Refer to the Solution section for details.
Terms of Use
This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original.


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  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.