CVE-2004-1378

Description

The expat XML parser code, as used in the open source Jabber (jabberd) 1.4.3 and earlier, jadc2s 0.9.0 and earlier, and possibly other packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet to a socket that accepts XML connections.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.93% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011384	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/10257	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17466	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11231	vdb entry patch
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/2e25d38b-54d1-11d9-b612-000c6e8f12ef.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-31.xml	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17467	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011383	vdb entry
http://devel.amessage.info/jabberd14/	patch
http://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/jabberd/2004-September/002004.html	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109583829122679&w=2	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/12636	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1378?: CVE-2004-1378 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1378?: To fix CVE-2004-1378, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1378 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1378 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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