VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-2188
LuaExpat before 1.2.0 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…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.75%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
LuaExpat before 1.2.0 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
- 1.75% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- matthewwild/luaexpat
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629225
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44866Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48123
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=711027
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67862
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629225
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44866Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48123
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=711027
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67862
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.