Jabber Server SSL Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:9376

Info

Jabber Server SSL Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 9376
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2004-0013
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 07 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 12:56AM
Credit: Reported by Debian.
Vulnerable: Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
Jabber Software Foundation Jabber Server 1.4.2 a
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Jabber Server SSL Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

It has been reported that the Jabber server is vulnerable to a remotely exploitable denial of service condition. The flaw that can trigger the condition is allegedly due to a failure to handle certain types of SSL connections. Remote attackers may exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Further technical details are not known at this time.

Exploit / POC

Solution / Fix

Jabber Server SSL Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Mandrake has issued fixes. See advisory MDKSA-2004:005 in the reference section for further details.

Debian has issued fixes. See advisory DSA-414-1 in the reference section.


Jabber Software Foundation Jabber Server 1.4.2 a

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64

References

Jabber Server SSL Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

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