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CVE-2009-2473

UnknownEPSS 8.44%

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CVE-2009-2473 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. neon before 0.28.6, when expat is used, does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.. EPSS estimates a 8.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

neon before 0.28.6, when expat is used, does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
8.44%

94.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
WebdavNeon0.28.6

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2009-2473?
neon before 0.28.6, when expat is used, does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.
How severe is CVE-2009-2473?
Severity scoring for CVE-2009-2473 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 8.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2473?
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Source: NVD / NIST