CVE-2016-0756 (GCVE-0-2016-0756)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-01-29 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 22:30
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
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Date Public
2016-01-27 00:00
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