# CVE-2013-0338: libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file conta

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-04-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, aka "internal entity expansion" with linear complexity.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/52662
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00114.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912400
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00112.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142798889927587&w=2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2652
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55568
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=23f05e0c33987d6605387b300c4be5da2120a7ab
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1782-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:056

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