CVE-2011-2188

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.19% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48123 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/4 mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=711027
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/19 mailing list
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629225
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67862 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/44866 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2188?
CVE-2011-2188 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2188?
To fix CVE-2011-2188, 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-2011-2188 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-2188 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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