The decode_entities function in util.c in HTML-Parser before 3.63 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an incomplete SGML numeric character reference, which triggers generation of an invalid UTF-8 character.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-1923-1 | New libhtml-parser-perl packages fix denial of service |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-3608 | The decode_entities function in util.c in HTML-Parser before 3.63 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an incomplete SGML numeric character reference, which triggers generation of an invalid UTF-8 character. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-855-1 | libhtml-parser-perl vulnerability |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
Wed, 28 May 2025 14:45:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:38:28.315Z
Reserved: 2009-10-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-3627
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-10-29T14:30:01.203
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-3627
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN