Resource Exhaustion Affecting expat package, versions *


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.06% (23rd percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-EXPAT-6227598
  • published 5 Feb 2024
  • disclosed 4 Feb 2024

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 expat.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat package and not the expat package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

libexpat through 2.5.0 allows a denial of service (resource consumption) because many full reparsings are required in the case of a large token for which multiple buffer fills are needed.