7.5
HIGH
CVE-2011-1755
jabberd2 XML Entity Expansion Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 21, 2011, 2:52 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 2, 2024, 3:01 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-1755 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple mac_os_x_server
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Jabberd2 jabberd2

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://codex.xiaoka.com/svn/jabberd2/tags/jabberd-2.2.14/ChangeLog No Types Assigned http://codex.xiaoka.com/svn/jabberd2/tags/jabberd-2.2.14/ChangeLog Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061341.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061341.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061458.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061458.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061482.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061482.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/44787 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/44787 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/44957 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/44957 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/45112 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/45112 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mail-archive.com/jabberd2%40lists.xiaoka.com/msg01655.html No Types Assigned http://www.mail-archive.com/jabberd2%40lists.xiaoka.com/msg01655.html Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0881.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0881.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0882.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0882.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48250 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48250 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700390 Patch https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700390 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67770 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67770 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/9197650 No Types Assigned https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/9197650 Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-399
    Added CWE NIST CWE-776
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:2.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jabber:jabberd2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.2.13 OR *cpe:2.3:a:jabberd2:jabberd2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.14
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.6.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.7.0 up to (excluding) 10.7.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.6.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.7.0 up to (excluding) 10.7.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.mail-archive.com/jabberd2%40lists.xiaoka.com/msg01655.html [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01655.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/67770 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67770 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 21, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-1755 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-1755 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

8.13 }} -0.58%

score

0.93746

percentile

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