CVE-2014-3660
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.
Risk Information
Base Score
10.0
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
4.342
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Aspera Shares 1.10.1 | Windows |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Update | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Combo Update | Mac |
| (RHSA-2014:1885) Moderate: libxml2 security update libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.25.el5_11.i386.rpm | Linux |
| (RHSA-2014:1885) Moderate: libxml2 security update libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.25.el5_11.x86_64.rpm | Linux |
| (RHSA-2014:1885) Moderate: libxml2 security update libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.25.el5_11.i386.rpm | Linux |
| (RHSA-2014:1885) Moderate: libxml2 security update libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.25.el5_11.x86_64.rpm | Linux |
| (RHSA-2014:1885) Moderate: libxml2 security update libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.25.el5_11.i386.rpm | Linux |
| (RHSA-2014:1885) Moderate: libxml2 security update libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.25.el5_11.x86_64.rpm | Linux |
| CVE-2014-3660 | NCM |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-600354 | OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Update |
| PATCH-600458 | OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Combo Update |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234