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GCVE-VVD-MAGEIA-2017-9
GCVE-VVD-MAGEIA-2017-9
Advisory Published
Subversion's mod_dontdothat module and clients using http(s):// are
vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack caused by exponential XML
entity expansion. The attack, otherwise known as the "billion laughs
attack", targets XML parsers and can cause the targeted process to
consume an excessive amount of CPU resources or memory (CVE-2016-8734).
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mageia | mailman | 0 (affected), 2.1.20-3.1.mga5 (unaffected) | — |
| Mageia | subversion | 0 (affected), 1.8.17-1.mga5 (unaffected), 0 (affected), 1.8.17-1.mga5 (unaffected) | — |
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