Intrusion PreventionExpat.UTF-8.Character.XML.DoS
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a buffer overflow vulnerability in Expat.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles a malicious UTF-8 sequence. It allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service via sending a crafted web page.
Affected Products
libexpat in Expat 2.0.1
Impact
Denial of Service.
Recommended Actions
Apply the update available from the vendor.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 27131 |
| Created | Jul 05, 2011 |
| Updated | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2009-3720 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 3.23% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Linux |
| Affected App | Other |