DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3541

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3541

    Published: 9 Jul 2021Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-3541

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3541

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/libxml2?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.10+dfsg-6.7

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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