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CVE-2019-5427GHSA-84P2-VF58-XHXV

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

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Fix
Fixed in 0.9.5.4
1 proof of concept on GitHub

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a c3p0

    before 0.9.5.4

  • com.mchange:c3p0Maven

    fixed in 0.9.5.4

References 9

lists.fedoraproject.org

oracle.com

hackerone.com

GitHub · shanika04/cp30_XXE_partial_fix