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CVE-2023-52425

Public on 2024-02-04
Modified on 2024-02-27
Description

libexpat through 2.5.0 allows a denial of service (resource consumption) because many full reparsings are required in the case of a large token for which multiple buffer fills are needed.

Considering the tradeoff between the stability of Amazon Linux and the impact of CVE-2023-52425 a fix will not be provided for firefox and thunderbird in Amazon Linux 2 at this time.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2023 expat 2024-11-13 12:28 ALAS2023-2024-759

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H