CVE-2011-1754 json
jabberd14 1.6.1.1 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial o…
published 2011-06-21 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1753
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
2.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
-
debian.org
/security/2011/dsa-2249
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/44795
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- packages.debian.org /changelogs/pool/main/j/jabberd14/jabberd14_1.6.1.1-5+squeeze1/changelog
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/67771
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/48070
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-1754
- NVD CVE-2011-1754
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