Resource Management Errors Affecting feedparser package, versions <5.1-0ubuntu4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.4% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1210-FEEDPARSER-364237
  • published21 May 2012
  • disclosed21 May 2012

Introduced: 21 May 2012

CVE-2012-2921  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.10 feedparser to version 5.1-0ubuntu4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream feedparser package and not the feedparser package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Universal Feed Parser (aka feedparser or python-feedparser) before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML ENTITY declaration in a non-ASCII encoded document.

CVSS Scores

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