CVE-2016-0756
medium
CVSS v3
5.3
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.3
Description
The generate_dialback function in the mod_dialback module in Prosody before 0.9.10 does not properly separate fields when generating dialback keys, which allows remote attackers to spoof XMPP network domains via a crafted stream id and domain name that is included in the target domain as a suffix.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
63%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.9.10-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.9.10-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.9.10-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.9.10-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.9.10-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| prosody | prosody | {"endIncluding":"0.9.9"} | |
References
- http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-10-released/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176796.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176914.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3463
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/27/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82241
- https://prosody.im/issues/issue/596
- https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20160127/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0756
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.