Buffer Overflow Affecting ezxml package, versions [0.8.3,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.73% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-EZXML-2380802
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed31 Dec 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 31 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-20198  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for ezxml.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. An issue was discovered in ezXML 0.8.3 through 0.8.6. The function ezxml_ent_ok() mishandles recursion, leading to stack consumption for a crafted XML file.

References

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