Vulnerability in Prosody
CVE-2016-1232
The mod_dialback module in Prosody before 0.9.9 does not properly generate random values for the secret token for server-to-server dialback authentication, which makes it easier for attackers to spoof servers via a brute force attack.
EPSS: 0.022 (80.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Prosody — versions 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1232?
- CVE-2016-1232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Prosody. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1232?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.