First published: Wed Jun 22 2011(Updated: )
Prosody 0.8.x before 0.8.1, when MySQL is used, assigns an incorrect data type to the value column in certain tables, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (data truncation) by sending a large amount of data.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Prosody Prosody | =0.8.0 |
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CVE-2011-2531 has a medium severity level due to the potential disruption it can cause via denial of service.
To fix CVE-2011-2531, upgrade to Prosody version 0.8.1 or later.
CVE-2011-2531 is a denial of service vulnerability that affects Prosody when using MySQL.
CVE-2011-2531 affects Prosody versions 0.8.0 and below, specifically when MySQL is used.
Attackers can exploit CVE-2011-2531 to cause data truncation incidents, leading to denial of service.