Description (CNA)
Nmap 7.70 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by processing malicious XML files with exponential entity expansion. Attackers can create a crafted XML file with nested entity definitions and open it through ZenMap's scan import functionality to cause the program to consume excessive system resources and crash.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| ZenMap / ZenMap | affected 7.70 |
CWE
CWE-674
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45357
- https://nmap.org/dist/nmap-7.70-setup.exe
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nmap-denial-of-service-via-xml-entity-expansion
ADP enrichment
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