GHSA-5v5w-44w6-q5hv

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    GHSA-5v5w-44w6-q5hv

    Published: 17 May 2022Last Modified: 10 Dec 2025
    Aliases:
    CVE-2014-2829

    Summary: Erlang Solutions MongooseIM vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) via crafted XMPP stream

    Details: Erlang Solutions MongooseIM through 1.3.1 rev. 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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2829, https://github.com/esl/MongooseIM/commit/586d96cc12ef218243a3466354b4d208b5472a6c, https://github.com/esl/MongooseIM, http://xmpp.org/resources/security-notices/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-with-highly-compressed-xmpp-stanzas

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: MongooseIM

    Purl: pkg:hex/MongooseIM

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.2

    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
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