CVE-2014-8760 Security feature bypass in n/a
ejabberd fails to enforce TLS encryption when compression is enabled, allowing attackers to intercept unencrypted XMPP traffic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-8760?
CVE-2014-8760 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ejabberd before 2.1.13 does not enforce the starttls_required setting when compression is used, which causes clients to establish connections without encryption.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8760?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Process-One Ejabberd.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8760?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-8760 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8760 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8760, DLA-881-1, GHSA-p3cj-xwxg-f4p3, MGASA-2014-0417.