XXE in Apple Mac_os_x
CVE-2011-1755
jabberd2 before 2.2.14 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 entit…
EPSS: 0.037 (88.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Apple Mac_os_x_server
- Jabberd2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 13, 14, 15
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1755?
- CVE-2011-1755 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac_os_x, classified under Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2011-06-21.
- How severe is CVE-2011-1755?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.