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CVE-2009-3627

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Published: Oct 29, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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4.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

The decode_entities function in util.c in HTML-Parser before 3.63 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an incomplete SGML numeric character reference, which triggers generation of an invalid UTF-8 character.

Affected (10)

Derrick Oswald
1 product
Html Parser
Configuration A
10 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Derrick Oswald
Html Parser
Up to 3.54
Html Parser
Version 1.00
Html Parser
Version 1.1
Html Parser
Version 1.2
Html Parser
Version 1.3
Html Parser
Version 1.41
Html Parser
Version 1.42
Html Parser
Version 1.4
Html Parser
Version 1.5
Html Parser
Version 1.6

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (16)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

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