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CVE-2021-3541

Published: Jul 9, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-776
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.9%
Top 23.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-776

Affected Products

libxml2xmlsoft
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
jboss core servicesredhat
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
zfs storage appliance kitoracle
On-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
active iq unified managernetappHardware Firmware
cloud backupnetappHardware Firmware
xmlsoftoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libxml2, libxslt
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
oraclecommercialUSDatabasesaka oracle corp.
netappcommercialUSHardware Firmware
and 24 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Impact
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950515
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0007/
security.netapp.com
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
oracle.com
and 22 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jul 9, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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