# CVE-2014-2746: net/IOService.java in Tigase before 5.2.1 does not properly restrict the processing of compressed XML elements, which allows remote attacker

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-04-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

net/IOService.java in Tigase before 5.2.1 does not properly restrict the processing of compressed XML elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted XMPP stream, aka an "xmppbomb" attack.

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## References

- http://xmpp.org/resources/security-notices/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-with-highly-compressed-xmpp-stanzas/
- http://www.tigase.org/content/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-highly-compressed-xmpp-messages
- https://projects.tigase.org/issues/1780
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/09/1
- https://projects.tigase.org/projects/tigase-server/repository/revisions/7f5af2f8c5b97bbf9def66fbb9dd47746a7ac292
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/07/7

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