CVE-2019-20198 — Uncontrolled Recursion in Project Ezxml

CWE-674 — Uncontrolled Recursion4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 27.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Debian MapcacheDebian NetcdfDebian Netcdf-parallel+2 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 31
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An issue was discovered in ezXML 0.8.3 through 0.8.6. The function ezxml_ent_ok() mishandles recursion, leading to stack consumption for a crafted XML file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶NVDezxml_project/ezxml0.8.3 — 0.8.6
▶debiandebian/netcdf< netcdf 1:4.9.0-1 (bookworm)
▶debiandebian/scilab< netcdf 1:4.9.0-1 (bookworm)
▶debiandebian/mapcache< netcdf 1:4.9.0-1 (bookworm)
▶debiandebian/netcdf-parallel< netcdf 1:4.9.0-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6q64-4699-5v2x: An issue was discovered in ezXML 0↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2019-20198: An issue was discovered in ezXML 0↗2019-12-31
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2019-20198: mapcache - An issue was discovered in ezXML 0.8.3 through 0.8.6. The function ezxml_ent_ok(...↗2019
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