CVE-2019-20201 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loops and memory exhaustion in ezXML by sending crafted XML entities.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-20201?
CVE-2019-20201 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in ezXML 0.8.3 through 0.8.6. The ezxml_parse_* functions mishandle XML entities, leading to an infinite loop in which memory allocations occur.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20201?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ezxml Project Ezxml.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20201?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-20201 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20201 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20201, GHSA-h6m3-6r8w-2qqp, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20201.