CVE-2013-0338
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CVE-2013-0338 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, aka "internal entity expansion" with linear complexity.. EPSS estimates a 2.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, aka "internal entity expansion" with linear complexity.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | <= 2.9.0 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.7.0 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.7.1 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.7.2 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.7.3 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.7.4 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.0 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.1 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.2 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.3 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.4 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.5 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.6 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.7 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.9 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.10 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.13 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.14 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 1.8.16 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.0.0 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.1.0 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.1.1 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.2.0 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.2.1 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.2.2 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.2.3 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.2.4 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.2.5 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.2.6 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.2.7 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.2.8 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.2.9 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.2.10 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.2.11 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.0 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.1 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.2 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.3 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.4 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.5 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.6 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.7 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.8 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.9 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.10 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.11 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.12 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.13 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.3.14 | — |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | 2.4.1 | — |
Showing 50 of 133 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.
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