XML Entity expansion leading to a Out of Memory Error in SAX (XML) processing

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • SAX processing with JAXP leads to out of memory with certain input designed to lead to recursive expansion (so called XML Bomb)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 7

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