ZeroHour

CVE-2018-20843

PoC
CVSS 3.1
7.5 high
EPSS
7%p94
Published
()
Modified
Description

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).

Vendors
libexpat projectcanonicaldebianfedoraprojectopensuseoracletenable
Products
libexpat, ubuntu linux, debian linux, fedora, leap, hospitality res 3700, http server, outside in technology, nessus
Weakness
CWE-611
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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