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Xerces-C++ XML DTD Structures Parsing Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA36201
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Release Date:
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2009-08-07
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Popularity:
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1,031 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| Software: | Xerces-C++ 2.x
Xerces-C++ 3.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Xerces-C++, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an infinite recursion error when parsing simply nested DTD structures and can be exploited to cause a crash via a specially crafted XML file.
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