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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2009-3720
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2009-3720
Aliases CVE-2009-3720
Summary The updatePosition function in lib/xmltok_impl.c in libexpat in Expat 2.0.1, as used in Python, PyXML, w3c-libwww, and other software, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document with crafted UTF-8 sequences that trigger a buffer over-read, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2625.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 2.7
Risk 1.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
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There are no known CWE.
No exploits are available.

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