GHSA-HJ5J-C8QP-MGMV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:48 – Updated: 2024-04-04 01:02
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Details

In libexpat in Expat before 2.2.7, XML input including XML names that contain a large number of colons could make the XML parser consume a high amount of RAM and CPU resources while processing (enough to be usable for denial-of-service attacks).

Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-20843"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-06-24T17:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In libexpat in Expat before 2.2.7, XML input including XML names that contain a large number of colons could make the XML parser consume a high amount of RAM and CPU resources while processing (enough to be usable for denial-of-service attacks).",
  "id": "GHSA-hj5j-c8qp-mgmv",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T01:02:40Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T16:48:36Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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}


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