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CVE-2024-28757

Date: March 9, 2024

libexpat through 2.6.1 allows an XML Entity Expansion attack when there is isolated use of external parsers (created via XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate).

Language: C

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (14)

Url: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240322-0001/

Url: https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/842

Url: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-28757

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/15/1

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LKJ7V5F6LJCEQJXDBWGT27J7NAP3E3N7/

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LKJ7V5F6LJCEQJXDBWGT27J7NAP3E3N7/

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FPLC6WDSRDUYS7F7JWAOVOHFNOUQ43DD/

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VK2O34GH43NTHBZBN7G5Y6YKJKPUCTBE/

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FPLC6WDSRDUYS7F7JWAOVOHFNOUQ43DD/

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28757

Url: https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/839

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-28757

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VK2O34GH43NTHBZBN7G5Y6YKJKPUCTBE/

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2024-28757

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')

CWE-776

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

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CVE-2024-28757

Date: March 9, 2024

Language: C

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Related Resources (14)

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CVSS v3.1

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