Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/j/jabberd14/jabberd14_1.6.1.1-5+squeeze1/changelog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44795Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2249
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48070
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67771
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/j/jabberd14/jabberd14_1.6.1.1-5+squeeze1/changelog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44795Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2249
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48070
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67771
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 21, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified