CVE-2009-3627 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting HTML-Parser versions prior to 3.63, specifically in its decode_entities function. An attacker can trigger an infinite loop by providing an incomplete SGML numeric character reference, leading to an invalid UTF-8 character. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.54CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:derrick_oswald:html-parser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:derrick_oswald:html-parser:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:derrick_oswald:html-parser:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:derrick_oswald:html-parser:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:derrick_oswald:html-parser:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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