CVE-2021-4249 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-4249 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 18/12/2022 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: VulDB | Vendor: unspecified | Product: xml-conduit
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-4249 Description

A vulnerability was found in xml-conduit. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file xml-conduit/src/Text/XML/Stream/Parse.hs of the component DOCTYPE Entity Expansion Handler. The manipulation leads to infinite loop. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.9.1.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 4be1021791dcdee8b164d239433a2043dc0939ea. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216204.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* NONE
    Availability Impact (A)* LOW

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-404
CWE Name: CWE-404 Denial of Service -> CWE-835 Infinite Loop
Source: unspecified

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).