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A flaw was found in libxml2, an XML parsing library. This uncontrolled recursion vulnerability occurs in the xmlCatalogXMLResolveURI function when an XML catalog contains a delegate URI entry that references itself. A remote attacker could exploit this configuration-dependent issue by providing a specially crafted XML catalog, leading to infinite recursion and call stack exhaustion. This ultimately results in a segmentation fault, causing a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing affected applications.
Exploitability
AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NScope
S:UImpact
C:NI:NA:H5.9/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HOther