CVE-2011-2188
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CVE-2011-2188 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. LuaExpat before 1.2.0 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 1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
LuaExpat before 1.2.0 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
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Matthewwild | Luaexpat | <= 1.1.0 |
| Matthewwild | Luaexpat | 1.0 |
| Matthewwild | Luaexpat | 1.0.1 |
| Matthewwild | Luaexpat | 1.0.2 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44866Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44866Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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