VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-2921
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.77%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.77%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.77% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- mark pilgrim/feedparser
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://freecode.com/projects/feedparser/releases/344371
- http://osvdb.org/81701
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49256
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:118
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53654
- https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/source/browse/trunk/NEWS?spec=svn706&r=706
- https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/source/detail?r=703&path=/trunk/feedparser/feedparser.py
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0157
- http://freecode.com/projects/feedparser/releases/344371
- http://osvdb.org/81701
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49256
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:118
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53654
- https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/source/browse/trunk/NEWS?spec=svn706&r=706
- https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/source/detail?r=703&path=/trunk/feedparser/feedparser.py
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0157
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.