An XML Entity Expansion vulnerability, also known as a 'billion laughs' attack, exists in the sitemap parser of the run-llama/llama_index repository, specifically affecting the Papers Loaders package before version 0.3.2 (in llama-index v0.10.0 and above through v0.12.29). This vulnerability allows an attacker to supply a malicious Sitemap XML, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting system memory and potentially causing a system crash. The issue is resolved in version 0.3.2 (in llama-index 0.12.29).
0.0.10.1.00.1.10.1.20.1.30.1.40.1.50.1.60.2.00.3.0+1 more0.3.2Exploitability
AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NScope
S:UImpact
C:NI:NA:HCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H