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TI-2017-13410 Aliases CVE-2017-18225GHSA-q65j-7f6h-c2fh

The Gentoo net-im/jabberd2 package through 2.6.1 installs jabberd, jabberd2-c2s…

Priority LOW 34CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Gentoo net-im/jabberd2 package through 2.6.1 installs jabberd, jabberd2-c2s, jabberd2-router, jabberd2-s2s, and jabberd2-sm in /usr/bin owned by the jabber account, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this account and then waiting for root to execute one of these programs.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00269 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jabberd2:jabberd2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.6.1VulnerableJabberd2
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning ongentoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:jabberd2:jabberd2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Jabberd2
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·gentoo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18225
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q65j-7f6h-c2fh

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-07910 JabberD 2.x (aka jabberd2) before 2.6.1 allows anyone to authenticate using SASL… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2011-01534 jabberd2 before 2.2.14 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-01845 c2s/c2s.c in Jabber Open Source Server 2.3.2 and earlier truncates data without ensuring… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2012-03053 s2s/out.c in jabberd2 2.2.16 and earlier does not verify that a request was made for an… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
  • TI-2017-13411 The Gentoo net-im/jabberd2 package through 2.6.1 sets the ownership of /var/run/jabber to… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences