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CVE-2011-2205

UnknownEPSS 2.07%

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CVE-2011-2205 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Prosody before 0.8.1 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 2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Prosody before 0.8.1 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
2.07%

79.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
ProsodyProsody<= 0.8.0
ProsodyProsody0.1.0
ProsodyProsody0.2.0
ProsodyProsody0.3.0
ProsodyProsody0.4.0
ProsodyProsody0.4.1
ProsodyProsody0.4.2
ProsodyProsody0.5.0
ProsodyProsody0.5.1
ProsodyProsody0.5.2
ProsodyProsody0.6
ProsodyProsody0.6.0
ProsodyProsody0.6.1
ProsodyProsody0.7
ProsodyProsody0.7.0
ProsodyProsody0.8

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2011-2205?
Prosody before 0.8.1 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-2011-2205?
Severity scoring for CVE-2011-2205 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2205?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST