GHSA-J5QH-CP3P-2H87

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 04:44 – Updated: 2025-04-13 23:08
VLAI?
Summary
Ignite Realtime Openfire vulnerable to XMPPbomb attack
Details

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.

Severity ?
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.igniterealtime.openfire:parent"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.9.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-2741"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-08-16T23:27:55Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2014-04-11T01:55:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-j5qh-cp3p-2h87",
  "modified": "2025-04-13T23:08:09Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T04:44:51Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2741"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/commit/3aec383e07ee893b77396fe946766bbd3758af77"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092132/http://xmpp.org/resources/security-notices/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-with-highly-compressed-xmpp-stanzas"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20140705161237/http://fisheye.igniterealtime.org/changelog/openfiregit?cs=3aec383e07ee893b77396fe946766bbd3758af77"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://community.igniterealtime.org/thread/52317"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/07/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/09/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/495476"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Ignite Realtime Openfire vulnerable to XMPPbomb attack"
}


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