CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-3946

InstallBuilder AutoUpdate tool and regular installers enabling built with versions earlier than 19.11 are vulnerable to Billion laughs attack (denial-of-service).

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://blog.installbuilder.com/2019/12/configure-autoupdate-project-settings.html Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:installbuilder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-04-20 08:15

Updated : 2021-07-21 11:39

NVD link : CVE-2020-3946

Mitre link : CVE-2020-3946

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-776

Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')