CVE-2009-3275

Published: Sep 21, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Blocks/Common/Src/Configuration/Manageability/Adm/AdmContentBuilder.cs in Microsoft patterns & practices Enterprise Library (aka EntLib) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an input string composed of many \ (backslash) characters followed by a " (double quote), related to a certain regular expression, aka a "ReDoS" vulnerability.

Affected (3)

Products: Microsoft: Enterprise Library

1 product

Enterprise Library

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Enterprise Library	Version 3.1
Microsoft Enterprise Library	Version 4.0
Microsoft Enterprise Library	Version 4.1

Related CWEs

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

References (4)

http://www.checkmarx.com/Upload/Documents/PDF/Checkmarx_OWASP_IL_2009_ReDoS.pdf

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506419/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.checkmarx.com/Upload/Documents/PDF/Checkmarx_OWASP_IL_2009_ReDoS.pdf

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506419/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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