CVE-2014-2743 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via resource consumption in Lightwitch Metronome by sending crafted XMPP streams.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-2743?
CVE-2014-2743 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
plugins/mod_compression.lua in Lightwitch Metronome through 3.4 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2743?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lightwitch Metronome.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2743?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2743 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-2743 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2743 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jp5q-cjfh-mwp6.