usn-6354-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-09-07 16:00
Modified
2026-06-29 10:53
Summary
python2.7, python3.5 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Python did not properly handle XML entity declarations in plist files. An attacker could possibly use this vulnerability to perform an XML External Entity (XXE) injection, resulting in a denial of service or information disclosure.

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  "details": "It was discovered that Python did not properly handle XML entity\ndeclarations in plist files. An attacker could possibly use this\nvulnerability to perform an XML External Entity (XXE) injection,\nresulting in a denial of service or information disclosure.\n",
  "id": "USN-6354-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:53:04Z",
  "published": "2023-09-07T16:00:44Z",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "python2.7, python3.5 vulnerability",
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}



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