Mark Pilgrim Universal Feed Parser up to 3.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Mark Pilgrim Universal Feed Parser up to 3.2. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1156. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mark Pilgrim Universal Feed Parser up to 3.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

feedparser.py in Universal Feed Parser (aka feedparser or python-feedparser) before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed DOCTYPE declaration.

The weakness was released 04/11/2011 as 91 (Website). The advisory is shared at code.google.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1156. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 53550 (Fedora 14 : python-feedparser-5.0.1-1.fc14 (2011-4894)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165189 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2011:007)).

Upgrading to version 3.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66843), Tenable (53550), SecurityFocus (BID 46867†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31377†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-57063 and VDB-57062. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 53550
Nessus Name: Fedora 14 : python-feedparser-5.0.1-1.fc14 (2011-4894)
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OpenVAS ID: 863049
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for python-feedparser FEDORA-2011-4894
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Universal Feed Parser 3.3

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12/12/2010 🔍
03/03/2011 +80 days 🔍
03/14/2011 +11 days 🔍
04/11/2011 +28 days 🔍
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05/09/2011 +28 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1414 days 🔍
02/02/2025 +3604 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 91
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57061
X-Force: 66843
SecurityFocus: 46867 - python-feedparser Denial of Service and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 43730
Vulnerability Center: 31377 - Universal Feed Parser before 5.0.1 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Malformed DOCTYPE Declaration, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/02/2025 07:09
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 03/22/2017 09:42 (8), 11/02/2021 08:24 (5), 11/02/2021 08:26 (1), 02/02/2025 07:09 (16)
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