CVE-2011-1754: Medium severity jabberd 14 vulnerability

Published Jun 21, 2011
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

8 affected components
jabberd jabberd14<=1.6.1.1
jabberd jabberd14=1.6.1
jabberd jabberd14=1.4.1
jabberd jabberd14=1.4.4
jabberd jabberd14=1.6.0
jabberd jabberd14=1.4.3.1
jabberd jabberd14=1.4.2
jabberd jabberd14=1.4.3

Event History

Jun 21, 2011
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1754?

CVE-2011-1754 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to improper recursion detection during entity expansion.

2

How do I fix CVE-2011-1754?

To fix CVE-2011-1754, you should upgrade to jabberd14 version 1.6.1.2 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

3

What software versions are affected by CVE-2011-1754?

CVE-2011-1754 affects jabberd14 versions up to and including 1.6.1.1.

4

What type of attack can be executed using CVE-2011-1754?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2011-1754 by sending a specially crafted XML document with deeply nested entity references to cause excessive memory and CPU consumption.

5

Is CVE-2011-1754 a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2011-1754 is a remote vulnerability, allowing attackers to execute denial of service attacks from a remote location.

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