Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-3660
CVE-2014-3660
Description
parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.2 does not properly prevent entity expansion even when entity substitution has been disabled, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a variant of the "billion laughs" attack.
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Affected products
118cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 110 more
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.9.1
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.9.2
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
23- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/17/7nvdPatch
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2389-1nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT205030nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT205031nvdVendor Advisory
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/indexnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00034.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1655.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1885.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/59903nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/61965nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/61966nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/61991nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3057nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70644nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cginvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- www.ncsc.nl/actueel/nieuwsberichten/kwetsbaarheid-ontdekt-in-libxml2.htmlnvd
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