jabberd expat XML parser code denial of service
| jabberd-xml-dos (17466) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
jabberd is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in the expat XML parser code. If a remote attacker has access to a network socket that parses XML, the attacker could cause jabberd to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest CVS version (dated 2004-05-22 or later), available from the jabberd Web site. See References.
—OR—
For jabberd 1.4.3:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability, available from the jabberd14 Index Web page. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of jabberd (1.4.3-r4 or later), as listed in GLSA 200409-31. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Sep 20 2004 - 04:51:22 CDT : Possible DoS attack against jabberd 1.4.3 and jadc2s 0.9.0.
- Jabber Mailing List, Sun Sep 19 07:44:44 CDT 2004: Jabberd 1.4 critical bug.
- jabberd Web site: jabberd project.
- jabberd14 Index Web page: Index of /jabberd14.
- BID-11231: Jabber Studio JabberD Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- jabberd project jabberd 1.4.3 and prior
Reported:
Sep 22, 2004
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