# CVE-2011-1753: expat\_erl.c in ejabberd before 2.1.7 and 3.x before 3.0.0-alpha-3, and exmpp before 0.9.7, does not properly detect recursion during entity

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-06-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

expat_erl.c in ejabberd before 2.1.7 and 3.x before 3.0.0-alpha-3, and exmpp before 0.9.7, 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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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67769
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2248
- http://www.process-one.net/en/ejabberd/release_notes/release_note_ejabberd_2.1.7/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44765
- https://git.process-one.net/ejabberd/mainline/commit/bd1df027c622e1f96f9eeaac612a6a956c1ff0b6
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/062099.html
- http://www.ejabberd.im/ejabberd-2.1.7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700454
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44807
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48072
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/062145.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45120

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