CVE-2016-1232 Information

Description

The mod_dialback module in Prosody before 0.9.9 does not properly generate random values for the secret token for server-to-server dialback authentication which makes it easier for attackers to spoof servers via a brute force attack.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-9-security-release/ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175829.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175868.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3439 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/08/5 https://prosody.im/issues/issue/571 https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20160108-2/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5