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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References | () http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 - | |
References | () http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html - | |
References | () http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00034.html - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html - | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1655.html - | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1885.html - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/59903 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/61965 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/61966 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/61991 - | |
References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3057 - | |
References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:244 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/17/7 - Patch | |
References | () http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html - | |
References | () http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70644 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2389-1 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=944444&action=diff - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149084 - | |
References | () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://www.ncsc.nl/actueel/nieuwsberichten/kwetsbaarheid-ontdekt-in-libxml2.html - |
Information
Published : 2014-11-04 16:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:08
NVD link : CVE-2014-3660
Mitre link : CVE-2014-3660
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-3660
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Products Affected
apple
- mac_os_x
redhat
- enterprise_linux
xmlsoft
- libxml2
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
debian
- debian_linux
CWE