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CVE-2011-2188

UnknownEPSS 1.75%

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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

EPSS Probability
1.75%

74.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
MatthewwildLuaexpat<= 1.1.0
MatthewwildLuaexpat1.0
MatthewwildLuaexpat1.0.1
MatthewwildLuaexpat1.0.2

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2011-2188?
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.
How severe is CVE-2011-2188?
Severity scoring for CVE-2011-2188 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2188?
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Source: NVD / NIST