SB2022051617 - SUSE update for pidgin
Published: May 16, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022051617
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26491)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM-attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Pigin supports _xmppconnect DNS TXT record. If DNSSEC is not used, a remote attacker can perform MitM attack via DNS spoofing.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.