CVE-2023-52425
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Feb 4, 2024
Updated: Jun 14, 2024
CWE ID 400
Summary
CVE-2023-52425 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting libexpat versions up to 2.5.0. Maliciously crafted input can cause the parsing process to require numerous full reparsings, leading to significant resource consumption and potential crashes or system instability. Attackers may exploit this issue by sending large tokens to the affected system, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. Users are encouraged to update libexpat to a patched version to mitigate this risk.
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Affected Products
- Libexpat Project Libexpat
Affected Vendors
- Libexpat Project