CVE-2011-1755
Description
From CVE.org
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.
Statement
Vulnerable. This issue has been addressed in Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4.1 via RHSA-2011:0882 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0882.html and in Red Hat Network Proxy Server v5.4.1 via RHSA-2011:0881 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0881.html. This issue is not planned to be fixed in Red Hat Network Satellite Server versions 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.3.0 and not planned to be fixed in Red Hat Network Proxy Server versions 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, and 5.3.0.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5 | 5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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