CVE-2009-3627
The decode_entities function in util.c in HTML-Parser before 3.63 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an incomplete SGML numeric character reference,
02 Description
The decode_entities function in util.c in HTML-Parser before 3.63 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an incomplete SGML numeric character reference,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.72% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 77.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-10-29 14:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 06:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-10-09
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1e950e6acdbfc54a3f3d580409a87b5cd5de26ae356b7bd803db35e355672b67
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-3022http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3022
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20091023 CVE-2009-3627 assignment notification - HTML-Parser-3.63http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/9
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhtmlparser-decodeentities-dos(53941)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53941
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530604
- www.securityfocus.com36807http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36807
- secunia.com37155http://secunia.com/advisories/37155
- issues.apache.orghttps://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=6225
- github.comhttp://github.com/gisle/html-parser/commit/b9aae1e43eb2c8e989510187cff0ba3e996f9a4c
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libhtml-parser-perl Fixed in 3.64-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libhtml-parser-perl Fixed in 3.64-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libhtml-parser-perl Fixed in 3.64-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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