Improper input validation in Lightwitch Metronome
CVE-2014-2744
plugins/mod_compression.lua in (1) Prosody before 0.9.4 and (2) Lightwitch Metronome through 3.4 negotiates stream compression while a session is unauthenticated, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via compressed XML elements in an XMPP stream, aka an "xmppbomb" attack.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.033 (87.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Lightwitch Metronome
- Prosody — versions 0.1.0, 0.2.0, 0.3.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-2744?
- CVE-2014-2744 is a vulnerability in Lightwitch Metronome, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2014-04-11.
- Is CVE-2014-2744 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.