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    CVE-2014-2741

    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.

    Published:Apr 11, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Apr 11, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.03261
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Igniterealtime
    Product
    Openfire

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    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/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High