CVE-2011-4320 (GCVE-0-2011-4320)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-02-18 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:01
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Summary
The mod_pubsub module (mod_pubsub.erl) in ejabberd 2.1.8 and 3.0.0-alpha-3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a stanza with a publish tag that lacks a node attribute.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1130 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/46915 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/19/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.osvdb.org/77302 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://support.process-one.net/browse/EJAB-1498 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/19/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.process-one.net/en/ejabberd/release_no… x_refsource_CONFIRM
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