CVE-2014-2741

Ignite Realtime Openfire vulnerable to XMPPbomb attack

7.8 HighFix available

nio/XMLLightweightParser.java in Ignite Realtime Openfire before 3.9.2 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.

Exploit likelihood

3.77%Up 2.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2014-2741
CVSS 2.0: 7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-2741
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-4285 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-4285
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5qh-cp3p-2h87 8.7

Ignite Realtime Openfire vulnerable to XMPPbomb attack

Record: GHSA-j5qh-cp3p-2h87
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-400
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-j5qh-cp3p-2h87 8.7

Ignite Realtime Openfire vulnerable to XMPPbomb attack

Record: GHSA-j5qh-cp3p-2h87
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-400
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

igniterealtime openfire

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.igniterealtime.openfire:parent` Maven	before 3.9.2	3.9.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-2741 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Igniterealtime Openfire, published April 11, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.77%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in org.igniterealtime.openfire:parent 3.9.2.

References

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