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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jabberd14 | Jabberd | * | 1.6.1.1 (including) |
| Jabberd14 | Jabberd | 1.4.1 (including) | 1.4.1 (including) |
| Jabberd14 | Jabberd | 1.4.2 (including) | 1.4.2 (including) |
| Jabberd14 | Jabberd | 1.4.3 (including) | 1.4.3 (including) |
| Jabberd14 | Jabberd | 1.4.3.1 (including) | 1.4.3.1 (including) |
| Jabberd14 | Jabberd | 1.4.4 (including) | 1.4.4 (including) |
| Jabberd14 | Jabberd | 1.6.0 (including) | 1.6.0 (including) |
| Jabberd14 | Jabberd | 1.6.1 (including) | 1.6.1 (including) |
| Jabberd14 | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Jabberd14 | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Jabberd14 | Ubuntu | natty | * |
| Jabberd14 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/j/jabberd14/jabberd14_1.6.1.1-5+squeeze1/changelog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44795
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2249
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48070
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67771
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/j/jabberd14/jabberd14_1.6.1.1-5+squeeze1/changelog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44795
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2249
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48070
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67771