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CVE-2019-5427

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

c3p0 version < 0.9.5.4 may be exploited by a billion laughs attack when loading XML configuration due to missing protections against recursive entity expansion when loading configuration.

How to fix

Remediation Available
c3p0Debian
Fixed in:0.9.1.2-10.1~deb12u1CVE-2019-5427
Fixed in:0.9.1.2-10.1CVE-2019-5427
Fixed in:0.9.1.2-10.1CVE-2019-5427
c3p0Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1USN-7571-1
Fixed in:0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1USN-5293-2
Fixed in:0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5293-1
Fixed in:0.9.1.2-10ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5293-1
libc3p0-javaUbuntu
Fixed in:0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1USN-7571-1
Fixed in:0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1USN-5293-2
Fixed in:0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5293-1
Fixed in:0.9.1.2-10ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5293-1

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.88%probability of exploitation in 30 days
91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

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