CVE-2011-1754

Name: CVE-2011-1754
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2011-06-21T02:52:42.92+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.27%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-1754 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

EPSS Probability

2.27%

80.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Jabberd	Jabberd14	<= 1.6.1.1
Jabberd	Jabberd14	1.4.1
Jabberd	Jabberd14	1.4.2
Jabberd	Jabberd14	1.4.3
Jabberd	Jabberd14	1.4.3.1
Jabberd	Jabberd14	1.4.4
Jabberd	Jabberd14	1.6.0
Jabberd	Jabberd14	1.6.1

References

Timeline

Published: Jun 21, 2011
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2011-1754?

How severe is CVE-2011-1754?

Severity scoring for CVE-2011-1754 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1754?

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Source: NVD / NIST