CVE-2021-28040
High
Description
An issue was discovered in OSSEC 3.6.0. An uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in os_xml.c occurs when a large number of opening and closing XML tags is used. Because recursion is used in _ReadElem without restriction, an attacker can trigger a segmentation fault once unmapped memory is reached.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductOssec
PublishedMar 5, 2021
First seenMar 5, 2021
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ossec ossec | 3.6.0 | — |
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