CVE-2011-1483
Description
wsf/common/DOMUtils.java in JBossWS Native in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0.CP09, 4.3, and 5.1.1; JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 4.3.CP06 and 5.1.1; JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.2.CP05, 4.3.CP05, and 5.1.0; JBoss Communications Platform 1.2.11 and 5.1.1; JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.1.0; and JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.1.1 does not properly handle recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted request containing an XML document with a DOCTYPE declaration and a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.
How to fix
- org.jboss.ws:jbossws-common2.1.0.Final or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| redhat jboss_communications_platform | 1.2.11, 5.1.1 | — |
| redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform | 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 5.1.1 | — |
| redhat jboss_enterprise_brms_platform | 5.1.0 | — |
| redhat jboss_enterprise_portal_platform | 4.3.0, 5.1.1 | — |
| redhat jboss_enterprise_soa_platform | 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 5.1.0 | — |
| redhat jboss_enterprise_web_platform | 5.1.1 | — |
| hp network_node_manager_i | 9.0, 9.01, 9.02, 9.03, 9.10 | — |
| org.jboss.ws:jbossws-commonMaven | v < 2.1.0.Final | 2.1.0.Final |
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