Process-one ejabberd 2.1.12 Encryption cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Process-one ejabberd 2.1.12. Affected is an unknown function of the component Encryption. Such manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-8760. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Process-one ejabberd 2.1.12 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Encryption. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

ejabberd before 2.1.13 does not enforce the starttls_required setting when compression is used, which causes clients to establish connections without encryption.

The weakness was presented 10/24/2014 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-8760. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82450 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ejabberd (MDVSA-2015:175)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2.1.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (82450), SecurityFocus (BID 70415†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46856†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 82450
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ejabberd (MDVSA-2015:175)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ejabberd 2.1.12
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/13/2014 🔍
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10/24/2014 +11 days 🔍
10/24/2014 +0 days 🔍
11/03/2014 +10 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +144 days 🔍
03/31/2015 +4 days 🔍
04/03/2022 +2560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-8760 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8760
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72698
SecurityFocus: 70415 - ejabberd 'starttls_required' Encryption Security Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 46856 - Ejabberd Before 2.1.13 Remote Security Bypass, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 12:07
Updated: 04/03/2022 07:19
Changes: 03/27/2015 12:07 (61), 06/11/2017 04:47 (3), 04/03/2022 07:13 (4), 04/03/2022 07:19 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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