CVE-2014-8760 ejabberd before 2.1.13 does not enforce the starttls_required setting when compression is used, which causes clients to establish connections without encryption.
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 1.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/ejabberd(Debian:12) | < 14.07-3 | 14.07-3 |
| debian/ejabberd(Debian:13) | < 14.07-3 | 14.07-3 |
| debian/ejabberd(Debian:14) | < 14.07-3 | 14.07-3 |
| process-one ejabberd | <= 2.1.12 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2014-8760 vendor-advisory
- advisories.mageia.org vendor-advisory
- [Operators] 20141013 ejabberd: compression allows circumvention of encryption mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20141013 CVE request: ejabberd compression allows cirucumvention of encryption despite starttls_required mailing-list
- MDVSA-2014:207 patch vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2015:175 vendor-advisory
- 70415 vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com
- github.com patch
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking