Description
parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.2 does not properly prevent entity expansion even when entity substitution has been disabled, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a variant of the "billion laughs" attack.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-80-1 | libxml2 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-151-1 | libxml2 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3057-1 | libxml2 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2978-2 | libxml2 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3057-2 | libxml2 regression update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-3613 | parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.2 does not properly prevent entity expansion even when entity substitution has been disabled, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a variant of the "billion laughs" attack. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2389-1 | libxml2 vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T10:50:17.928Z
Reserved: 2014-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-3660
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-11-04T16:55:06.043
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-3660
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN