CVE-2012-3525

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3525
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-25 16:55:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptions2s/out.c in jabberd2 2.2.16 and earlier does not verify that a request was made for an XMPP Server Dialback response, which allows remote XMPP servers to spoof domains via a (1) Verify Response or (2) Authorization Response.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Jabber2 Jabberd2 2.1.19 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.1 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.10 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.11 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.12 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.13 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.14 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.15 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.16 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.17 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.18 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.2 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.20 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.21 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.22 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.23 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.24 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.3 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.4 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.5 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.6 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.7 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.8 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.1.9 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.0 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.1 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.10 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.11 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.12 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.13 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.14 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.15 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.2 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.3 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.4 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.5 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.6 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.7 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.7.1 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.8 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 2.2.9 All All All
Application Jabberd2 Jabberd2 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 850872 – CVE-2012-3525 jabberd: Prone to unsolicited XMPP Dialback attacks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
APPLE-SA-2013-03-14-1 OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3 and Security Update 2013-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Vulnerability in XMPP Server Dialback Implementations – The XMPP Standards Foundation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xmpp.org Vendor Advisory
Fwd: [Security] Vulnerability in XMPP Server Dialback Implementations af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mail-archive.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
jabberd XMPP Server Dialback Protection Bypass Component Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
oss-security - CVE Request -- jabberd2: Prone to unsolicited XMPP Dialback attacks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Fixed possibility of Unsolicited Dialback Attacks · jabberd2/jabberd2@aabcffa · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- jabberd2: Prone to unsolicited XMPP Dialback attacks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Fwd: [Security] Vulnerability in XMPP Server Dialback Implementations MITRE www.mail-archive.com
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