VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-3541
Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.96%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.96%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.96% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-776
- Affected
- xmlsoft/libxml2 · redhat/jboss core services · oracle/zfs storage appliance kit · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/cloud backup · netapp/clustered data ontap · netapp/clustered data ontap antivirus connector · netapp/manageability software development kit · netapp/ontap select deploy administration utility · netapp/smi-s provider · netapp/snapdrive · netapp/h410c firmware · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h300e firmware · netapp/h500e firmware · netapp/h700e firmware · netapp/h410s firmware
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950515Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0007/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950515Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0007/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.