SB2022011728 - Debian update for prosody
Published: January 17, 2022 Updated: January 19, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022011728
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) XML Entity Expansion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0217)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of untrusted XML data. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the affected server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.