VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-7595
xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.10 has an infinite loop in a certain end-of-file situation.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 7.84%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.10 has an infinite loop in a certain end-of-file situation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.84% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- xmlsoft/libxml2 · fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · siemens/sinema remote connect server · netapp/clustered data ontap · netapp/smi-s provider · netapp/snapdrive · netapp/steelstore cloud integrated storage · netapp/symantec netbackup · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h300e firmware · netapp/h500e firmware · netapp/h700e firmware · netapp/h410s firmware · netapp/h410c firmware · oracle/real user experience insight · oracle/communications cloud native core network function cloud native environment · +4 more
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 7.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00047.htmlBroken Link
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-292794.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/0e1a49c89076Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/545SPOI3ZPPNPX4TFRIVE4JVRTJRKULL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5R55ZR52RMBX24TQTWHCIWKJVRV6YAWI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDPF3AAVKUAKDYFMFKSIQSVVS3EEFPQH/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202010-04Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200702-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-08Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4274-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00047.htmlBroken Link
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-292794.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/0e1a49c89076Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/545SPOI3ZPPNPX4TFRIVE4JVRTJRKULL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5R55ZR52RMBX24TQTWHCIWKJVRV6YAWI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDPF3AAVKUAKDYFMFKSIQSVVS3EEFPQH/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202010-04Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200702-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-08Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4274-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.