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).
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Information
Published : 2019-06-24 10:15
Updated : 2022-04-18 10:17
NVD link : CVE-2018-20843
Mitre link : CVE-2018-20843
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CWE
CWE-611
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Products Affected
libexpat_project
- libexpat
fedoraproject
- fedora
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
oracle
- http_server
- hospitality_res_3700
- outside_in_technology
tenable
- nessus
opensuse
- leap
debian
- debian_linux