CVE-2012-6532

Description

(1) Zend_Dom, (2) Zend_Feed, (3) Zend_Soap, and (4) Zend_XmlRpc in Zend Framework 1.x before 1.11.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via recursive or circular references in an XML entity definition in an XML DOCTYPE declaration, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.47%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory zend.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:115 vendor advisory
http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2012-02 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6532?
CVE-2012-6532 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6532?
To fix CVE-2012-6532, 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-2012-6532 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-6532 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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