CVE-2014-2741
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
11/04/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
nio/XMLLightweightParser.java in Ignite Realtime Openfire before 3.9.2 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
Base Score 2.0
7.80
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:igniterealtime:openfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9.1 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://community.igniterealtime.org/thread/52317
- http://fisheye.igniterealtime.org/changelog/openfiregit?cs=3aec383e07ee893b77396fe946766bbd3758af77
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/07/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/09/1
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/495476
- http://xmpp.org/resources/security-notices/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-with-highly-compressed-xmpp-stanzas/
- http://community.igniterealtime.org/thread/52317
- http://fisheye.igniterealtime.org/changelog/openfiregit?cs=3aec383e07ee893b77396fe946766bbd3758af77
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/07/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/09/1
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/495476
- http://xmpp.org/resources/security-notices/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-with-highly-compressed-xmpp-stanzas/