Description
xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.10 has an infinite loop in a certain end-of-file situation.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- network
- Complexity
- low
- Privileges
- none
- User Action
- none
- Scope
- unchanged
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high
- Weaknesses
- CWE-835CWE-835
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- XMLSOFT
- Published
- 1/21/2020
- Last Modified
- 12/3/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
xmlsoft : libxml2fedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoracanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxdebian : debian_linuxsiemens : sinema_remote_connect_servernetapp : clustered_data_ontapnetapp : smi-s_providernetapp : snapdrivenetapp : steelstore_cloud_integrated_storagenetapp : symantec_netbackupnetapp : h300s_firmwarenetapp : h500s_firmwarenetapp : h700s_firmwarenetapp : h300e_firmwarenetapp : h500e_firmwarenetapp : h700e_firmwarenetapp : h410s_firmwarenetapp : h410c_firmwareoracle : real_user_experience_insightoracle : communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environmentoracle : enterprise_manager_base_platformoracle : enterprise_manager_base_platformoracle : enterprise_manager_ops_centeroracle : mysql_workbenchoracle : peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletoolsoracle : real_user_experience_insightoracle : real_user_experience_insight
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