jabberd14 1.6.1.1 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion…
Priority LOW 27CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02271 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.6.1.1 | Vulnerable | Jabberd |
| cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Jabberd |
| cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Jabberd |
| cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3 | Vulnerable | Jabberd |
| cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3.1 | Vulnerable | Jabberd |
| cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.4 | Vulnerable | Jabberd |
| cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | Jabberd |
| cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.1 | Vulnerable | Jabberd |
- cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.1.1 Vulnerable ·Jabberd
- cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Jabberd
- cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Jabberd
- cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·Jabberd
- cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Jabberd
- cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·Jabberd
- cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Jabberd
- cpe:2.3:a:jabberd:jabberd14:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Jabberd
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1754
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p7w4-2fhg-mqv6
References
Sources
- CVE-2011-1754 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-1754 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p7w4-2fhg-mqv6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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