CVE-2011-1753 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ejabberd (versions before 2.1.7 and 3.x before 3.0.0-alpha-3) and exmpp (before 0.9.7). This flaw allows remote attackers to exhaust system resources (memory and CPU) by sending a specially crafted XML document with excessive nested entity references, a technique similar to a "billion laughs" attack. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:process-one:ejabberd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:process-one:ejabberd:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:process-one:ejabberd:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:process-one:ejabberd:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:process-one:ejabberd:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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