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ghsa-wcgr-63g6-pj93

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-24 19:07

Modified

2022-05-24 19:07

Details

A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.

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cve-2021-3541

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2021-07-09 16:02

Modified

2024-08-03 17:01

Severity ?

Summary

A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.

References

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	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950515	x_refsource_MISC
	https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html	x_refsource_MISC
	https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0007/	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

▼

n/a

libxml2

Version: 2.9.11

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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