GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Hex

GHSA-5v5w-44w6-q5hv Erlang Solutions MongooseIM vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) via crafted XMPP stream

HIGH Published 2022-05-17 Modified 2025-04-13 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2014-2829
Ecosystem
Hex
Packages
MongooseIM
Severity
High
CVSS vector
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
Weaknesses
CWE-770
Reviewed
2022-07-01

Affected packages

• Hex MongooseIM: < 1.3.2 → fixed in 1.3.2

Description

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2014-2829 Erlang Solutions MongooseIM through 1.3.1 rev. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling weakness

References