Vulnerability in A_m_kuchling Pyxml
CVE-2009-3720
The updatePosition function in lib/xmltok_impl.c in libexpat in Expat 2.0.1, as used in Python, PyXML, w3c-libwww, and other software, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document…
EPSS: 0.279 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- A_m_kuchling Pyxml
- Apache Http_server
- Libexpat_project Libexpat — versions 2.0.1
- Python
- Python Pyxml
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE)
- secalert@redhat.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3720?
- CVE-2009-3720 is a vulnerability in A_m_kuchling Pyxml. Published 2009-11-03.
- Is CVE-2009-3720 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.