CVE-2021-32623
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
Billion laughs attack (XML bomb)
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel | <9.6 | 9.6 |
References
- https://github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-9gwx-9cwp-5c2m
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32623
- https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/16b0d641713fe31b8518fcf14fc5e4e815d81206
- https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/8ae27da5a6f658011a5741b3210e715b0dc6213e
- https://github.com/opencast/opencast
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.