CVE-2011-1757
DJabberd 0.84 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which...
DJabberd 0.84 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
DJabberd 0.84 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.
- Record
CVE-2011-1757- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
DJabberd 0.84 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.
- Record
CVE-2011-1757- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1756 No score
DJabberd 0.84 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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-1756- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4p35-7jx5-47jq No score
DJabberd 0.84 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which...
DJabberd 0.84 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.
- Record
GHSA-4p35-7jx5-47jq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-1757 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Brad Fitzpatrick Djabberd, published June 21, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.