Xmlsoft: >> Libxml2 >> 1.8.14 Security Vulnerabilities
libxml2 2.6.32 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion in an attribute value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document.
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.008
Published
2008-08-27
libxml2, possibly before 2.5.0, does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, aka the "billion laughs attack."
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.009
Published
2003-12-31
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