CVE-2014-2746
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.8
VIR risk
7.8
Description
net/IOService.java in Tigase before 5.2.1 does not properly restrict the processing of compressed XML elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted XMPP stream, aka an "xmppbomb" attack.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://projects.tigase.org/projects/tigase-server/repository/revisions/7f5af2f8c5b97bbf9def66fbb9dd47746a7ac292
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| tigase | tigase | {"endIncluding":"5.2.0"} | |
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/07/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/09/1
- http://www.tigase.org/content/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-highly-compressed-xmpp-messages
- http://xmpp.org/resources/security-notices/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-with-highly-compressed-xmpp-stanzas/
- https://projects.tigase.org/issues/1780
- https://projects.tigase.org/projects/tigase-server/repository/revisions/7f5af2f8c5b97bbf9def66fbb9dd47746a7ac292
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/07/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/09/1
- http://www.tigase.org/content/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-highly-compressed-xmpp-messages
- http://xmpp.org/resources/security-notices/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-with-highly-compressed-xmpp-stanzas/
- https://projects.tigase.org/issues/1780
- https://projects.tigase.org/projects/tigase-server/repository/revisions/7f5af2f8c5b97bbf9def66fbb9dd47746a7ac292
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.