CVE-2014-2742

Isode M-Link before 16.0v7 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.

Published: 2014-04-11 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2014-2742 is rated Moderate Risk (55.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.69%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2742

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.51% 0.69% +0.18%
2 2025-03-29 0.65% 0.51% -0.14%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.65% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2742

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2742

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2742

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
isode m-link 14.6 cpe:2.3:a:isode:m-link:14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isode m-link 14.6.14 cpe:2.3:a:isode:m-link:14.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isode m-link 15.1 cpe:2.3:a:isode:m-link:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isode m-link 15.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:isode:m-link:15.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isode m-link 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:isode:m-link:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2742

cvelogic Threat Intelligence