Cryptographic issues in processone ejabberd

1) Cryptographic issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU42460

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6169

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The TLS driver in ejabberd before 2.1.12 supports (1) SSLv2 and (2) weak SSL ciphers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a brute-force attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ejabberd: 0.9 - 2.1.11

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:processone:ejabberd:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:processone:ejabberd:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:processone:ejabberd:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2775
https://www.process-one.net/en/ejabberd/release_notes/release_note_ejabberd_2.1.12/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.