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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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2652-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-0351 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1904-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:25:09.789Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-0339

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-01-21T18:55:09.053

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-0339

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-02-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-0339 - Bugzilla

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