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CVE-2011-1755

HIGHEPSS 88th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
jabberd2Debian
Fixed in:2.2.8-2.1CVE-2011-1755
Fixed in:2.2.8-2.1CVE-2011-1755
Fixed in:2.2.8-2.1CVE-2011-1755
Fixed in:2.2.8-2.1CVE-2011-1755

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.66%probability of exploitation in 30 days
88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

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