CVE-2023-52426

2024-02-0600:00:03

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cve-2023-52426

expat

xml entity expansion

denial of service

compile time

system resources

mitigation

red hat

product security

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

5.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

20.1%

JSON

A flaw was found in Expat (libexpat). If XML_DTD is undefined at compile time, a recursive XML Entity Expansion condition can be triggered. This issue may lead to a condition where data is expanded exponentially, which will quickly consume system resources and cause a denial of service.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.