CVE-2012-4669
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedM-Link R14.6 before R14.6v14 and R15.1 before R15.1v10 does not verify that a request was made for an XMPP Server Dialback response, which allows remote XMPP servers to spoof domains via responses for domains that were not asserted.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceM-Link XMPP server versions R14.6 before R14.6v14 and R15.1 before R15.1v10 fail to verify that a Dialback request was actually initiated before accepting a Dialback response. This allows remote malicious XMPP servers to spoof domains by sending unsolicited Dialback responses for domains that were never asserted, enabling impersonation in server-to-server communications.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 14.6= 15.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed M-Link versionRun the command to display the M-Link version (e.g., 'mlink --version' or check the product about/information panel in the management interface)Affected if The displayed version is R14.6 (any build before v14) or R15.1 (any build before v10)
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Confirm server-to-server communications are enabledCheck the M-Link configuration for S2S/federation settings - look for 'server-to-server', 's2s', or 'federation' enablement in the config files or management consoleAffected if S2S communications are enabled and the version is vulnerable as identified in step 1
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Verify Dialback authentication configurationExamine the XMPP server configuration for Dialback-related settings - check if dialback verification is explicitly enabled or if the server accepts incoming dialback responses without request validationAffected if Dialback is enabled for S2S and the version is vulnerable, the server may accept unsolicited dialback responses
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Review S2S connection logsInspect server-to-server communication logs for any dialback response activity, particularly from external domains not previously contactedAffected if The server processes dialback responses from domains that were never initiated, combined with a vulnerable version
You are affected if M-Link version is R14.6 before build v14 or R15.1 before build v10 AND server-to-server federation with dialback is enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade M-Link to version R14.6v14 or R15.1v10 or later. Prior to production deployment, test XMPP server-to-server communications in a staging environment to confirm the upgrade does not disrupt legitimate federation.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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