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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).

🗓️ 18 Aug 2020 00:00:00Reported by MicrosoftType 
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Expat before 2.2.7 allows XML with many colons to cause high memory and CPU use, enabling DoS.

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18 Aug 2020 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS 27.8
EPSS0.07107
SSVC
Expat libraryDenial of serviceHigh resource usageXML names colonsTwo point two sevenXML parsing
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