VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-1754
jabberd14 1.6.1.1 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.27%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
jabberd14 1.6.1.1 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.27% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- jabberd/jabberd14
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/j/jabberd14/jabberd14_1.6.1.1-5+squeeze1/changelog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44795Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2249
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48070
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67771
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/j/jabberd14/jabberd14_1.6.1.1-5+squeeze1/changelog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44795Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2249
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48070
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67771
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.