CVE-2013-0339 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in libxml2 versions up to 2.9.1, affecting products like Canonical, Debian, and SUSE. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger denial of service, send HTTP requests to internal networks, or read arbitrary files through crafted XML documents, unless developers explicitly disable external entity expansion. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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