Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-3243
CVE-2014-3243
Description
SOAPpy 0.12.5 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted SOAP request containing a large number of nested entity references.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
SOAPpyPyPI | < 0.12.6 | 0.12.6 |
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:makina-corpus:soappy:0.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- www.pnigos.comnvdExploit
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2gh8-gr6x-7q26ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3243ghsaADVISORY
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/20nvdWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/06/1nvdWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/06/9nvdWEB
- github.com/kiorky/SOAPpy/blob/develop/CHANGES.txtghsaWEB
- github.com/kiorky/SOAPpy/commit/64125a24aad228761f38312d44bde4bec7354276ghsaWEB
- github.com/kiorky/SOAPpy/commit/a38656817c8ce7d02e117b1308328419a5d1560fghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20150501220613/http://www.pnigos.com/ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200229062311/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67216ghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/67216nvd
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