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…
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
References
- http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-10-released/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176796.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176914.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3463
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/27/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82241
- https://prosody.im/issues/issue/596
- https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20160127/Vendor Advisory
- http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-10-released/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176796.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176914.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3463
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/27/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82241
- https://prosody.im/issues/issue/596
- https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20160127/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.