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HTML-Parser 'decode_entities()' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with HTML-Parser and is prone to Denial of Service Vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error within the 'decode_entities()' function in 'utils.c', which can be exploited to cause an infinite loop by tricking an application into processing a specially crafted string using this library.
Affected Software
Affected Software
HTML-Parser versions prior to 3.63 on Linux.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to HTML-Parser version 3.63 or later.