Description
Universal Feed Parser (aka feedparser or python-feedparser) before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML ENTITY declaration in a non-ASCII encoded document.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | feedparser | 5.1.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | feedparser | 5.1.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | feedparser | 5.1.2-1 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | feedparser | < 5.1.2 | 5.1.2 | GHSA-hjf3-r7gw-9rwg |
References
- 81701 vdb-entry
- https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/source/browse/trunk/NEWS?spec=svn706&r=706
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0157
- https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/source/detail?r=703&path=/trunk/feedparser/feedparser.py
- 53654 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2013:118 vendor-advisory
- http://freecode.com/projects/feedparser/releases/344371
- 49256 third-party-advisory