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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-2532

The json.decode function in util/json.lua in Prosody 0.8.x before 0.8.1 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via invalid JSON data, as demonstrated by truncated data.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.45%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The json.decode function in util/json.lua in Prosody 0.8.x before 0.8.1 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via invalid JSON data, as demonstrated by truncated data.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
1.45% probability · 72th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399
Affected
prosody/prosody
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.