CVE-2009-2473
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
neon before 0.28.6, when expat is used, does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (gnome-vfs2) | RHSA-2013:0131 | 2013-01-08 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (neon) | RHSA-2009:1452 | 2009-09-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (neon) | RHSA-2009:1452 | 2009-09-21 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | gnome-vfs2 | Will not fix |
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