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CVE-2013-0339

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CVE-2013-0339

Published: Jan 21, 2014

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

libxml2 through 2.9.1 does not properly handle external entities expansion unless an application developer uses the xmlSAX2ResolveEntity or xmlSetExternalEntityLoader function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption), send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: it could be argued that because libxml2 already provides the ability to disable external entity expansion, the responsibility for resolving this issue lies with application developers; according to this argument, this entry should be REJECTed and each affected application would need its own CVE.

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References

52662
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SU-2013:1627
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-1904-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1904-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
DSA-2652
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
54172
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
55568
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA

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