CVE-2016-0756
prosody - security update
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.68%
Description
The generate_dialback function in the mod_dialback module in Prosody before 0.9.10 does not properly separate fields when generating dialback keys, which allows remote attackers to spoof XMPP network domains via a crafted stream id and domain name that is included in the target domain as a suffix.
How to fix CVE-2016-0756
To remediate CVE-2016-0756, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.9.10-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.7.0-1squeeze1+deb6u2 or later
- —upgrade to 0.8.2-4+deb7u4 or later
Is CVE-2016-0756 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 0.9.10-1
- from 0, < 0.7.0-1squeeze1+deb6u2
- from 0, < 0.8.2-4+deb7u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |