CVE-2011-2532 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The json.decode function in util/json.lua in Prosody 0.8.x before 0.8.1 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via invalid JSON data, as demonstrated by truncated data.

Published: 2011-06-22

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:prosody:prosody:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-2515	The json.decode function in util/json.lua in Prosody 0.8.x before 0.8.1 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via invalid JSON data, as demonstrated by truncated data.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00535.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-8-1-released/
http://hg.prosody.im/0.8/rev/20979f124ad9
http://prosody.im/doc/release/0.8.1

History

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Subscriptions

Prosody Prosody

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-06-22T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:50:50.372Z

Reserved: 2011-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2532

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-06-22T21:55:02.357

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-2532

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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