CVE-2012-2921
Universal Feed Parser XML Entity Declaration Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
Universal Feed Parser (aka feedparser or python-feedparser) before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML ENTITY declaration in a non-ASCII encoded document.
INFO
Published Date :
May 21, 2012, 10:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected python-feedparser package.
- Update the affected python3-feedparser package (if applicable).
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://freecode.com/projects/feedparser/releases/344371 Added Reference http://osvdb.org/81701 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49256 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:118 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53654 Added Reference https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/source/browse/trunk/NEWS?spec=svn706&r=706 Added Reference https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/source/detail?r=703&path=/trunk/feedparser/feedparser.py Added Reference https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0157 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 22, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.26 }} 0.08%
score
0.77549
percentile