CVE-2021-3541
6.5 MEDIUMA flaw was found in libxml2
Published: 2021-07-09 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-776
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager, cloud_backup, clustered_data_ontap |
| oracle | active_iq_unified_manager, cloud_backup, clustered_data_ontap |
| redhat | active_iq_unified_manager, cloud_backup, clustered_data_ontap |
| xmlsoft | active_iq_unified_manager, cloud_backup, clustered_data_ontap |
Description
A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3541
- [Patch]https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950515
- [Other]https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0007/
- [Patch]https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- [Patch]https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950515
- [Other]https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0007/
- [Patch]https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
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