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CVE-2016-0756

Published: Jan 29, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.1%
Top 21.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The generate_dialback function in the mod_dialback module in Prosody before 0.9.10 does not properly separate fields when generating dialback keys, which allows remote attackers to spoof XMPP network domains via a crafted stream id and domain name that is included in the target domain as a suffix.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

n/an/a
prosodyprosody
On-prem
Communications / messaging-chat
prosodyoss-projectCommunicationsaka mod auth ldap, mod auth ldap2

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176796.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82241
securityfocus.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176914.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
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Timeline

Published
Jan 29, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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