CVE-2020-3946

CWE-776 — XML Entity Expansion (Billion Laughs)CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
0.3%
top 45.09%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Vmware Installbuilder
Timeline
PublishedApr 20
Latest updateMay 24

Description

InstallBuilder AutoUpdate tool and regular installers enabling built with versions earlier than 19.11 are vulnerable to Billion laughs attack (denial-of-service).

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 Packages2 packages

▶NVDvmware/installbuilder< 19.11.0
▶CVEListV5vmware/installbuilderAll versions prior to version 19.11.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-x6rx-7hmf-r792: InstallBuilder AutoUpdate tool and regular installers enabling built with versions earlier than 19↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-3946: InstallBuilder AutoUpdate tool and regular installers enabling built with versions earlier than 19↗2020-04-20
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CVE-2020-3946 (HIGH CVSS 7.5) | InstallBuilder AutoUpdate tool and | cvebase.io