CVE-2009-3627

Description

The decode_entities function in util.c in HTML-Parser before 3.63 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an incomplete SGML numeric character reference, which triggers generation of an invalid UTF-8 character.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.85% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3022 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/9 patch mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53941 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530604
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36807 patch vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37155 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=6225 patch
http://github.com/gisle/html-parser/commit/b9aae1e43eb2c8e989510187cff0ba3e996f9a4c

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3627?
CVE-2009-3627 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3627?
To fix CVE-2009-3627, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-3627 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3627 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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