CVE-2014-2744
Published Apr 11, 2014 · Updated Oct 23, 2026
Original summary
Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026
plugins/mod_compression.lua in (1) Prosody before 0.9.4 and (2) Lightwitch Metronome through 3.4 negotiates stream compression while a session is unauthenticated, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via compressed XML elements in an XMPP stream, aka an "xmppbomb" attack.
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QFinch assessment
plugins/mod_compression.lua in (1) Prosody before 0.9.4 and (2) Lightwitch Metronome through 3.4 negotiates stream compression while a session is unauthenticated, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via compressed XML elements in an XMPP stream, aka an "xmppbomb" attack.
Evidence: public source recordsAffected products
| Affected package, product or range | Fix status |
|---|---|
| Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions. | Consult source advisory |
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Remediation
Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.
- Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
- Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
- Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Evidence coverage
- SSVC priority
- LOW
- Confidence
- 10%
- Aliases
- None reported
Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.
Sources and record history
- xmpp.org ↗
- DSA-2895 ↗
- 57710 ↗
- code.lightwitch.org ↗
- blog.prosody.im ↗
- hg.prosody.im ↗
- [oss-security] 20140408 Re: (Openfire M-Link Metronome Prosody Tigase) Possible CVE Request: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption with XMPP-Layer Compression ↗
- [oss-security] 20140407 Re: Possible CVE Request: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption with XMPP-Layer Compression ↗
Record history
Published Apr 11, 2014 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026