Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 11, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-2743

Description

plugins/mod_compression.lua in Lightwitch Metronome through 3.4 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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Affected products

Lightwitch/Metronome2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:lightwitch:metronome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:lightwitch:metronome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.4
- (no CPE)range: <=3.4

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References

code.lightwitch.org/metronome/rev/49f47277a411nvdExploitPatch
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/07/7nvd
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/09/1nvd
xmpp.org/resources/security-notices/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-with-highly-compressed-xmpp-stanzas/nvd

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