CVE-2017-16932: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

November 23, 2017 (updated June 29, 2021)

parser.c in libxml2 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16932

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