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CVE-2020-3946 (GCVE-0-2020-3946)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-20 19:06 – Updated: 2024-08-04 07:52
VLAI
Summary
InstallBuilder AutoUpdate tool and regular installers enabling <checkForUpdates> built with versions earlier than 19.11 are vulnerable to Billion laughs attack (denial-of-service).
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
VMware InstallBuilder Affected: All versions prior to version 19.11.0
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