CVE-2024-1455
A vulnerability in the langchain-ai/langchain repository allows for a Billion Laughs Attack, a type of XML External Entity (XXE) exploitation. By nesting multiple layers of entities within an XML document, an attacker can cause the XML parser to consume excessive CPU and memory resources, leading to a denial of service (DoS).
Published:Mar 26, 2024
Last Modified:Jul 30, 2025
EPS:Mar 26, 2024
EPSS Score:0.00076
CVSS Score:5.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Langchain
Product
Langchain
Langchain
Langchain
Vendor
Langchain-ai
Product
Langchain
Langchain-ai
Langchain
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
