CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedVersions 2.8.2 and 2.8.3 of libexpat are susceptible to a denial of service due to a misinterpretation of the getentropy return code, resulting in insufficient entropy that can be exploited through crafted XML content. This vulnerability can lead to hash flooding attacks, impacting applications that rely on libexpat for XML parsing. Organizations using these affected versions should prioritize patching to mitigate potential service disruptions.
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Original NVD Description
In libexpat 2.8.2 and 2.8.3 before 2.8.4, misinterpretation of getentropy's return code leads to insufficient entropy, which results in being vulnerable to hash flooding attacks, causing a denial of service via crafted XML content.
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