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CVE-2020-3946

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Published: Apr 20, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

InstallBuilder AutoUpdate tool and regular installers enabling <checkForUpdates> built with versions earlier than 19.11 are vulnerable to Billion laughs attack (denial-of-service).

Affected (1)

Vmware
1 product
Installbuilder
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Installbuilder
Before 19.11.0

Related CWEs

CWE-776
Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')
The product uses XML documents and allows their structure to be defined with a Document Type Definition (DTD), but it does not properly control the number of recursive definitions of entities.

References (2)

Source: security@vmware.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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