CVE-2014-2742 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Isode M-Link before 16.0v7 does not properly restrict the processing of compressed XML elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted XMPP stream, aka an "xmppbomb" attack.

Published: 2014-04-11

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:isode:m-link:14.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isode:m-link:14.6.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isode:m-link:15.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isode:m-link:15.1.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:isode:m-link:16.0:::::::*

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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-2014-2769	Isode M-Link before 16.0v7 does not properly restrict the processing of compressed XML elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted XMPP stream, aka an "xmppbomb" attack.

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 Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00693.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/07/7
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/09/1
http://xmpp.org/resources/security-notices/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-with-highly-compressed-xmpp-stanzas/

History

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Subscriptions

Isode M-link

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2014-04-11T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:21:36.034Z

Reserved: 2014-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2742

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-11T01:55:05.520

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-2742

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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