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CVE-2016-1232
The mod_dialback module in Prosody before 0.9.9 does not properly generate random values for the secret token for server-to-server…
High7.5EPSS 2.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- debian
Description
The mod_dialback module in Prosody before 0.9.9 does not properly generate random values for the secret token for server-to-server dialback authentication, which makes it easier for attackers to spoof servers via a brute force attack.
Timeline
ID reserved
By debian
- 16 days later
· 16 days later
Published
- 9 years later
· 9 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- https://prosody.im/issues/issue/571 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-e289f41b76 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-38e48069f8 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-3439 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-9-security-release/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://prosody.im/security/advisory_20160108-2/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160108 CVE-2016-1231, CVE-2016-1232: Prosody XMPP server multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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