CVE-2012-2921
Universal Feed Parser (aka feedparser or python-feedparser) before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML ENTITY declaration in a non-ASCI...
Description
feedparser denial of service vulnerability
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
PyPI
package-ecosystem
mark pilgrim
individual-dev
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2921
nvd.nist.gov
https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/source/browse/trunk/NEWS?spec=svn706&r=706
code.google.com
https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/source/detail?r=703&path=/trunk/feedparser/feedparser.py
code.google.com
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