CVE-2011-1754

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.89% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2249 vendor advisory
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/j/jabberd14/jabberd14_1.6.1.1-5+squeeze1/changelog
http://secunia.com/advisories/44795 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67771 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48070 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1754?
CVE-2011-1754 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1754?
To fix CVE-2011-1754, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1754 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1754 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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