CVE-2014-2743

EUVD-2014-2770
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 72%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
lightwitchmetronome
𝑥
≤ 3.4
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://code.lightwitch.org/metronome/rev/49f47277a411
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/
http://code.lightwitch.org/metronome/rev/49f47277a411
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/