#VU53316 Resource exhaustion in Prosody
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53316
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Prosody
Server applications /
Mail servers
Vendor: Prosody
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack ia memory exhaustion when running under Lua 5.2 or Lua 5.3.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Prosody: 0.11.0 - 0.11.8
External links
http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0.11.9-released/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/14/2
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.
