CVE-2016-1232

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    CVE-2016-1232

    Published: 12 Jan 2016Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The mod_dialback module in Prosody before 0.9.9 does not properly generate random values for the secret token for server-to-server dialback authentication, which makes it easier for attackers to spoof servers via a brute force attack.

    References: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175829.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175868.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/5, https://prosody.im/issues/issue/571, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3439, https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20160108-2/, http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-9-security-release/

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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