In libexpat in Expat before 2.2.7, XML input including XML names that contain a large number of colons could make the XML parser consume a high amount of RAM and CPU resources while processing (enough to be usable for denial-of-service attacks).
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
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| libexpat_project | libexpat | 2.2.7 | - |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | - | - |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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libexpat_project / libexpat
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| canonical | ubuntu_linux | - | - |
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| canonical | ubuntu_linux | - | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - | - |
| fedoraproject | fedora | - | - |
| fedoraproject | fedora | - | - |
| opensuse | leap | - | - |
| opensuse | leap | - | - |
| oracle | hospitality_res_3700 | 5.7 - 5.7.6 | - |
| oracle | http_server | - | - |
| oracle | http_server | - | - |
| oracle | outside_in_technology | - | - |
| oracle | outside_in_technology | - | - |
| tenable | nessus | 8.15.0 | - |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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