Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-3946
InstallBuilder AutoUpdate tool and regular installers enabling <checkForUpdates> built with versions earlier than 19.11 are vulnerable to Billion laughs attack (denial-of-service).
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2020-3946
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:installbuilder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-3946
0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 41 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-3946
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-3946
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The product uses XML documents and allows their structure to be defined with a Document Type Definition (DTD), but it does not properly control the number of recursive definitions of entities.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-3946
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https://blog.installbuilder.com/2019/12/configure-autoupdate-project-settings.html
InstallBuilder Blog: Configure autoupdate project settings from the command lineVendor Advisory
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