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IBM AIX: python_advisory (CVE-2022-25313): Vulnerability in python affects AIX

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IBM AIX: python_advisory (CVE-2022-25313): Vulnerability in python affects AIX

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/18/2022
Created
10/12/2022
Added
10/12/2022
Modified
10/12/2022

Description

In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5, an attacker can trigger stack exhaustion in build_model via a large nesting depth in the DTD element.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-aix-python_advisory

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