Denial of service vulnerability in libxml2 in Apple OS X via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:26625 | Date: (C)2015-09-11 (M)2023-12-07 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: macos |
The host is installed with Apple Mac OS X or Server 10.9.5 or 10.10.x through 10.10.4 and is prone to a denial of service vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which does not properly prevent entity expansion even when entity substitution has been disabled. Successful exploitation allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption).
| Platform: |
| Apple Mac OS X 10.9 |
| Apple Mac OS X Server 10.9 |
| Apple Mac OS X 10.10 |
| Apple Mac OS X Server 10.10 |
