CVE-2014-8760

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mageia.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/312 mailing list
http://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/operators/2014-October/002438.html mailing list
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0417.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/processone/ejabberd/commit/7bdc1151b patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1153839
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:207 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70415 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:175 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8760?
CVE-2014-8760 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8760?
To fix CVE-2014-8760, 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-2014-8760 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8760 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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