Vulnerability Description
Prosody before 0.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), related to an incompatibility with certain versions of the LuaSocket library, such as the lua-socket package from Debian stretch. The attacker needs to trigger a stream error. A crash can be observed in, for example, the c2s module.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Prosody | Prosody | < 0.10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/875829Issue TrackingMailing List
- https://hg.prosody.im/0.9/rev/176b7f4e4ac9Patch
- https://hg.prosody.im/0.9/rev/adfffc5b4e2aPatch
- https://prosody.im/issues/issue/987Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4198Technical Description
- https://bugs.debian.org/875829Issue TrackingMailing List
- https://hg.prosody.im/0.9/rev/176b7f4e4ac9Patch
- https://hg.prosody.im/0.9/rev/adfffc5b4e2aPatch
- https://prosody.im/issues/issue/987Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4198Technical Description
FAQ
What is CVE-2017-18265?
CVE-2017-18265 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Prosody before 0.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), related to an incompatibility with certain versions of the LuaSocket library, such as the lua-socket pac...
How severe is CVE-2017-18265?
CVE-2017-18265 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-18265?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Prosody Prosody, Debian Debian Linux.