Tigase XMPP Server XMPP-Layer Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability
BID:66719
Info
Tigase XMPP Server XMPP-Layer Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 66719 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2014-2746 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Apr 07 2014 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Apr 07 2014 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Giancarlo Pellegrino |
| Vulnerable: |
Tigase Tigase XMPP Server 5.2 Tigase Tigase XMPP Server 5.1.0 Tigase Tigase XMPP Server 5.0.0 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Tigase Tigase XMPP Server 5.2.1 |
Discussion
Tigase XMPP Server XMPP-Layer Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability
Tigase XMPP server implementation is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.
Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to trigger denial-of-service conditions due to excessive CPU consumption.
Tigase XMPP server implementation is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.
Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to trigger denial-of-service conditions due to excessive CPU consumption.
Exploit / POC
Tigase XMPP Server XMPP-Layer Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit this issue using readily available tools.
Attackers can exploit this issue using readily available tools.
Solution / Fix
Tigase XMPP Server XMPP-Layer Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.
References
Tigase XMPP Server XMPP-Layer Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Revision 7f5af2f8 (Tigase)
- Uncontrolled Resource Consumption with Highly-Compressed XMPP messages (Tigase)
- Uncontrolled Resource Consumption with XMPP-Layer Compression (XMPP Standards Foundation)