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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 881-1] ejabberd security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
It was found that ejabberd does not enforce the starttls_required setting when compression is used, which causes clients to establish connections without encryption.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ejabberd on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.10-4+deb7u2. This update also disables the insecure SSLv3. We recommend that you upgrade your ejabberd packages.