SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
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 · 94th percentile
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

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.