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High
CVE-2011-1755
jabberd2 before 2.2.14 does not properly detect recursion during entity...
Vulnerability Description
jabberd2 before 2.2.14 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67770
- http://codex.xiaoka.com/svn/jabberd2/tags/jabberd-2.2.14/ChangeLog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44957
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44787
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061341.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0881.html
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/9197650
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700390
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061458.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0882.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48250
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061482.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45112
- http://www.mail-archive.com/jabberd2%40lists.xiaoka.com/msg01655.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
jabberd2, fedora, mac os x, mac os x server
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 13, 14, 15, 10.7.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 21st, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.