CVE-2014-2743 | BDVDB-2026-60864 Detail

Description#

plugins/mod_compression.lua in Lightwitch Metronome through 3.4 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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://xmpp.org/resources/security-notices/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-with-highly-compressed-xmpp-stanzas/
http://code.lightwitch.org/metronome/rev/49f47277a411
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/09/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/07/7

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12014-04-11Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.