CVE-2018-20843 (High) detected in expatexpat-2.2.6

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CVE-2018-20843 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - expatexpat-2.2.6

Fast XML parser library in C

Library home page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/

Found in HEAD commit: a3e5fb2989405a06304304e879162c459ddfc1fe

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/lib/xmlparse.c

Vulnerability Details

In libexpat in Expat before 2.2.7, XML input including XML names that contain a large number of colons could make the XML parser consume a high amount of RAM and CPU resources while processing (enough to be usable for denial-of-service attacks).

Publish Date: 2019-06-24

URL: CVE-2018-20843

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20843

Release Date: 2019-06-24

Fix Resolution: 2.2.7

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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