CVE-2011-2532

high

Description

The json.decode function in util/json.lua in Prosody 0.8.x before 0.8.1 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via invalid JSON data, as demonstrated by truncated data.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2011-2515

http://prosody.im/doc/release/0.8.1

http://hg.prosody.im/0.8/rev/20979f124ad9

http://blog.prosody.im/prosody-0-8-1-released/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-06-22

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01447