Erlang Mongoose 1.2.1/1.2.2/1.3.0/1.3.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Erlang Mongoose 1.2.1/1.2.2/1.3.0/1.3.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-2829. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Erlang Mongoose 1.2.1/1.2.2/1.3.0/1.3.1. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 04/10/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2829 since 04/10/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

04/10/2014 🔍
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03/24/2015 +348 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 586d96cc12ef218243a3466354b4d208b5472a6c
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66935

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/10/2026 11:03
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (44), 03/28/2019 08:05 (2), 02/08/2022 07:51 (4), 05/10/2026 11:03 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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