Improper Authorization in Dino - CVE-2019-16236

Vulnerability identifier: #VU21171

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16236

CWE-ID: CWE-285

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to manipulate user's contact list.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization in module/roster/module.vala. A remote attacker can manipulate the user's roster (contact list).

Dino
dino-im (Debian package)
dino-im (Ubuntu package)
dino
Fedora

Install updates from vendor's website.

Dino - update to 0.1.0
dino-im (Debian package) - update to 0.0.git20181129-1+deb10u1
dino-im (Ubuntu package) - update to 0.0.git20180130-1ubuntu0.1
dino - addressed in versions 0.0-0.12.20190912.git.a96c801.fc29, 0.0-0.12.20190912.git.a96c801.fc30, 0.0-0.13.20190912.git.a96c801.fc31

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/12/5
• https://github.com/dino/dino/commit/dd33f5f949248d87d34f399e8846d5ee5b8823d9
• https://gultsch.de/dino_multiple.html
• https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/31

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dino XMPP client
• Debian update for dino-im
• Ubuntu update for Dino
• Fedora 30 update for dino
• Fedora 29 update for dino
• Fedora 31 update for dino