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CVE-2011-2188
LuaExpat before 1.2.0 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.7%
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- redhat
Description
LuaExpat before 1.2.0 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- 48123 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110606 CVE Request -- LuaExpat -- Prone to XML "billion laughs attack" (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=711027 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110606 Re: CVE Request -- LuaExpat -- Prone to XML "billion laughs attack" (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629225 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- luaexpat-xml-dos(67862) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 44866 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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