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CVE-2018-20843

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).


Affected Software


CPE Name Name Version
libexpat_project:libexpat libexpat project libexpat 2.2.7
canonical:ubuntu_linux canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
canonical:ubuntu_linux canonical ubuntu linux 18.04
canonical:ubuntu_linux canonical ubuntu linux 18.10
canonical:ubuntu_linux canonical ubuntu linux 19.04
canonical:ubuntu_linux canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
canonical:ubuntu_linux canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
debian:debian_linux debian debian linux 8.0
debian:debian_linux debian debian linux 9.0
fedoraproject:fedora fedoraproject fedora 29
fedoraproject:fedora fedoraproject fedora 30
opensuse:leap opensuse leap 15.0
opensuse:leap opensuse leap 15.1
oracle:http_server oracle http server 12.1.3.0
oracle:outside_in_technology oracle outside in technology 8.5.4
oracle:outside_in_technology oracle outside in technology 8.5.5
oracle:http_server oracle http server 12.2.1.4.0
oracle:hospitality_res_3700 oracle hospitality res 3700 5.7.6
tenable:nessus tenable nessus 8.15.0

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