CVE-2011-1755

jabberd: DoS via the XML "billion laughs attack"

Published Jun 21, 2011 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:37 PM
Reserved
Apr 19, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 21, 2011, 2:52 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 31, 2011, 12:00 AM