GLSA 201206-10: ejabberd: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | ejabberd: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 06/21/2012 |
| Bugs: | , , |
| ID: | 201206-10 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ejabberd, the worst of which allowing for remote Denial of Service.Background
ejabberd is the Erlang jabber daemon.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-im/ejabberd | < 2.1.9 | >= 2.1.9 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ejabberd. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
ejabberd allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition with the result of either crashing the daemon or the whole system by causing memory and CPU consumption.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All ejabberd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/ejabberd-2.1.9"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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