Infinite Loop Vulnerability in libxml2 Parser by Vendor
CVE-2020-7595

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Xmlsoft

Status
Libxml2
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 January 2020

What is CVE-2020-7595?

libxml2 version 2.9.10 contains a vulnerability in the xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function, which may lead to an infinite loop under specific end-of-file conditions. This can result in high resource consumption, potentially causing denial of service. Users of affected versions are advised to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate risks.

References

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4274-1/
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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