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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200804-26
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Openfire: Denial of Service
      Date: April 23, 2008
      Bugs: #217234
        ID: 200804-26

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Synopsis
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A design error in Openfire might lead to a Denial of Service.

Background
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Openfire (formerly Wildfire) is a Java implementation of a complete
Jabber server.

Affected packages
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     Package          /  Vulnerable  /                      Unaffected
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  1  net-im/openfire       < 3.5.0                            >= 3.5.0

Description
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Openfire's connection manager in the file ConnectionManagerImpl.java
cannot handle clients that fail to read messages, and has no limit on
their session's send buffer.

Impact
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Remote authenticated attackers could trigger large outgoing queues
without reading messages, causing a Denial of Service.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Openfire users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/openfire-3.5.0"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2008-1728
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1728

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-26.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5