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CVE-2011-1756 Detail

Description

modules/xmpp/serv_xmpp.c in Citadel 7.86 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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://code.citadel.org/cgit.cgi/git.citadel.org/commit/?id=27c991cc2059f5530d3d4e9689dc976b745f5b0c Patch 
http://code.citadel.org/cgit.cgi/git.citadel.org/commit/?id=27c991cc2059f5530d3d4e9689dc976b745f5b0c Patch 
http://code.citadel.org/cgit.cgi/git.citadel.org/commit/?id=95040add546a705cc2d1d8f16293141f9f9845a6 Patch 
http://code.citadel.org/cgit.cgi/git.citadel.org/commit/?id=95040add546a705cc2d1d8f16293141f9f9845a6 Patch 
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/c/citadel/citadel_7.37-8+lenny1/changelog
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/c/citadel/citadel_7.37-8+lenny1/changelog
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/c/citadel/citadel_7.83-2squeeze2/changelog
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/c/citadel/citadel_7.83-2squeeze2/changelog
http://secunia.com/advisories/44788 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/44788 Vendor Advisory 
http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/c/citadel/citadel_7.83-2squeeze2.diff.gz Patch 
http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/c/citadel/citadel_7.83-2squeeze2.diff.gz Patch 
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2250
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2250
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48071
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48071

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-1756
NVD Published Date:
06/20/2011
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.