Improper Input Validation Affecting prosody package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
2.96% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-PROSODY-304117
  • published11 Apr 2014
  • disclosed11 Apr 2014

Introduced: 11 Apr 2014

CVE-2014-2744  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 prosody.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream prosody package and not the prosody package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

plugins/mod_compression.lua in (1) Prosody before 0.9.4 and (2) Lightwitch Metronome through 3.4 negotiates stream compression while a session is unauthenticated, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via compressed XML elements in an XMPP stream, aka an "xmppbomb" attack.

CVSS Scores

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