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CVE-2009-3627

MEDIUMEPSS 75th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The decode_entities function in util.c in HTML-Parser before 3.63 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an incomplete SGML numeric character reference, which triggers generation of an invalid UTF-8 character.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libhtml-parser-perlDebian
Fixed in:3.64-1CVE-2009-3627
Fixed in:3.64-1CVE-2009-3627
Fixed in:3.64-1CVE-2009-3627
Fixed in:3.64-1CVE-2009-3627

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.73%probability of exploitation in 30 days
75thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 75% of all known CVEs.

References

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