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CVE-2020-7595

Published: Jan 21, 2020Updated: Dec 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDU csafCWE-835
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
7.8%
Top 6.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.10 has an infinite loop in a certain end-of-file situation.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-835

Affected Products

libxml2xmlsoft
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
sinema remote connect serversiemens
SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application
xmlsoftoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libxml2, libxslt
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
siemenscommercialDEEnterprise Softwareaka siemens ag
and 32 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00047.html
lists.opensuse.org
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-292794.pdf
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/0e1a49c89076
gitlab.gnome.org
and 47 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 21, 2020
Last Updated
Dec 3, 2025

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