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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-0756

The generate_dialback function in the mod_dialback module in Prosody before 0.9.10 does not properly separate fields when generating dialback keys, which allows remote attackers to spoof XMPP network domains via a crafted stream id and domain name that…

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 2.05%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.05%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The generate_dialback function in the mod_dialback module in Prosody before 0.9.10 does not properly separate fields when generating dialback keys, which allows remote attackers to spoof XMPP network domains via a crafted stream id and domain name that is included in the target domain as a suffix.

CVSS 3.0
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
2.05% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
prosody/prosody
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.