CVE-2021-3541
MEDIUM6.5EPSS 0.06%libxml2 - security update
Published: 7/9/2021Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.
Affected packages (3)
- Alpine/libxml2from 0, < 2.9.12-r0
- Debian/libxml2from 0, < 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7
- Debian/libxml2from 0, < 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |