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).
No analysis available yet.
Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1839-1 | expat security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4472-1 | expat security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-13383 | 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). |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4040-1 | Expat vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4040-2 | Expat vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4852-1 | VTK vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5455-1 | xmltok library vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7199-1 | xmltok library vulnerabilities |
References
History
Fri, 30 May 2025 20:15:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2025-05-30T19:39:20.442Z
Reserved: 2019-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2018-20843
Updated: 2024-08-05T12:12:28.660Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-06-24T17:15:09.980
Modified: 2025-05-30T20:15:20.570
Link: CVE-2018-20843
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN