CVE-2016-1232
prosody - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.71%
Description
The mod_dialback module in Prosody before 0.9.9 does not properly generate random values for the secret token for server-to-server dialback authentication, which makes it easier for attackers to spoof servers via a brute force attack.
How to fix CVE-2016-1232
To remediate CVE-2016-1232, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/prosody—upgrade to 0.9.9-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.7.0-1squeeze1+deb6u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-1232 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.9.9-1
- from 0, < 0.7.0-1squeeze1+deb6u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |