CVE-2011-1754

jabberd14 1.6.1.1 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which...

5.0 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.27%Up 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2011-1754
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2011-1754
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-1753 No score

Record: EUVD-2011-1753
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7w4-2fhg-mqv6 No score

jabberd14 1.6.1.1 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which...

Record: GHSA-p7w4-2fhg-mqv6
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

jabberd jabberd14

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`jabberd14` Debian:6.0	before 1.6.1.1-5+squeeze1, plus listed versions 1.6.1.1-5	1.6.1.1-5+squeeze1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-1754 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Jabberd Jabberd14, published May 31, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.27%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in jabberd14 1.6.1.1-5+squeeze1.