🛡️ CVE-2014-2741 — parent
Description
Ignite Realtime Openfire vulnerable to XMPPbomb attack
nio/XMLLightweightParser.java in Ignite Realtime Openfire before 3.9.2 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.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2014-2741 is classified as CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. A request can consume memory, CPU or storage without limit, exhausting capacity for everyone else.
Affected software
CVE-2014-2741 is recorded against 1 package.
- org.igniterealtime.openfire:parent (fixed in 3.9.2)
Timeline and source
Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 13 April 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
web.archive.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
community.igniterealtime.org (Web)
openwall.com (Web)
openwall.com (Web)
www.kb.cert.org (Web)
Details
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
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.igniterealtime.openfire:parent | — | 3.9.2 |
References
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