Prosody XMPP Server CVE-2014-2744 XMPP-Layer Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:66723

Info

Prosody XMPP Server CVE-2014-2744 XMPP-Layer Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 66723
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-2744
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 07 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:12PM
Credit: Giancarlo Pellegrino
Vulnerable: Prosody Prosody 0.9
Lightwitch Metronome 0
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Prosody XMPP Server CVE-2014-2744 XMPP-Layer Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability

Prosody 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

Prosody XMPP Server CVE-2014-2744 XMPP-Layer Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

Prosody XMPP Server CVE-2014-2744 XMPP-Layer Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Prosody XMPP Server CVE-2014-2744 XMPP-Layer Compression Denial of Service Vulnerability

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