CVE-2019-5427 — XML Entity Expansion in C3p0
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
3.9%
top 11.69%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 22
Latest updateJun 16
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages12 packages
Also affects: Fedora 29, 30
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
4📋Vendor Advisories
5Debian▶
CVE-2019-5427: c3p0 - c3p0 version < 0.9.5.4 may be exploited by a billion laughs attack when loading ...↗2019