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CVE-2018-20843

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—

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).

CVSS

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Tecnologías afectadas (9)

Canonical — Ubuntu LinuxDebian — Debian LinuxFedoraproject — FedoraLibexpat Project — LibexpatOpensuse — LeapOracle — Hospitality RES 3700Oracle — Http ServerOracle — Outside IN TechnologyTenable — Nessus

CWE

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