CVE-2012-2921: feedparser denial of service vulnerability
(updated )
Universal Feed Parser (aka feedparser or python-feedparser) before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML ENTITY declaration in a non-ASCII encoded document.
References
- code.google.com/p/feedparser/source/browse/trunk/NEWS?spec=svn706&r=706
- code.google.com/p/feedparser/source/detail?r=703&path=/trunk/feedparser/feedparser.py
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjf3-r7gw-9rwg
- github.com/kurtmckee/feedparser
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/feedparser/PYSEC-2012-14.yaml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2921
- web.archive.org/web/20120604210617/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53654
- web.archive.org/web/20150523060531/http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2013:118/?name=MDVSA-2013:118
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0157
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