CVE-2021-3541
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-07-09 16:02
Modified
2024-08-03 17:01
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
0.08% (0.37341)
Summary
A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a libxml2 Version: 2.9.11
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