CVE-2011-2205 json
Prosody before 0.8.1 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
published 2011-06-22 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2194
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Prosody before 0.8.1 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.
Patch / fix
- prosody Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.7.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2205
Exploit prediction
2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% 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
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blog.prosody.im
/prosody-0-8-1-released/
patch
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hg.prosody.im
/0.8/rev/5305a665bdd4
patch
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hg.prosody.im
/0.8/rev/ee6a18f10a8d
patch
-
prosody.im
/doc/release/0.8.1
patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/44852
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/67884
vdb-entry
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/5
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/06/14/6
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/48125
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-2205
- NVD CVE-2011-2205
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