{"id":"CVE-2020-7595","title":"xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.10 has an infinite loop in a certain end-of-file situation.","summary":"xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.10 has an infinite loop in a certain end-of-file situation.","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-835","CWE-835"],"vendor":"xmlsoft","product":"libxml2","affected":["libxml2 = 2.9.10","fedora = 30","fedora = 31","fedora = 32","ubuntu_linux = 12.04","ubuntu_linux = 14.04","ubuntu_linux = 16.04","ubuntu_linux = 18.04","ubuntu_linux = 19.10","debian_linux = 9.0","sinema_remote_connect_server < 3.0","clustered_data_ontap","smi-s_provider","snapdrive","steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage","symantec_netbackup","h300s_firmware","h500s_firmware","h700s_firmware","h300e_firmware","h500e_firmware","h700e_firmware","h410s_firmware","h410c_firmware","real_user_experience_insight = 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3.0"],"published":"2020-01-21","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T09:17:19.327","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7595","references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00047.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-292794.pdf","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/0e1a49c89076","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/545SPOI3ZPPNPX4TFRIVE4JVRTJRKULL/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5R55ZR52RMBX24TQTWHCIWKJVRV6YAWI/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDPF3AAVKUAKDYFMFKSIQSVVS3EEFPQH/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202010-04","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200702-0005/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-08","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4274-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00047.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-292794.pdf","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/0e1a49c89076","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/545SPOI3ZPPNPX4TFRIVE4JVRTJRKULL/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5R55ZR52RMBX24TQTWHCIWKJVRV6YAWI/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDPF3AAVKUAKDYFMFKSIQSVVS3EEFPQH/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202010-04","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200702-0005/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-08","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4274-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-292794.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.07836,"epssPercentile":0.94568,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T09:24:26.051Z","slug":"CVE-2020-7595","body":"## Overview\n\nxmlStringLenDecodeEntities in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.10 has an infinite loop in a certain end-of-file situation.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `libxml2 = 2.9.10`\n- `fedora = 30`\n- `fedora = 31`\n- `fedora = 32`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 12.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 14.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 16.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 18.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 19.10`\n- `debian_linux = 9.0`\n- `sinema_remote_connect_server < 3.0`\n- `clustered_data_ontap`\n- `smi-s_provider`\n- `snapdrive`\n- `steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage`\n- `symantec_netbackup`\n- `h300s_firmware`\n- `h500s_firmware`\n- `h700s_firmware`\n- `h300e_firmware`\n- `h500e_firmware`\n- `h700e_firmware`\n- `h410s_firmware`\n- `h410c_firmware`\n- `real_user_experience_insight = 13.3.1.0`\n- `communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment = 1.10.0`\n- `enterprise_manager_base_platform = 13.4.0.0`\n- `enterprise_manager_base_platform = 13.5.0.0`\n- `enterprise_manager_ops_center = 12.4.0.0`\n- `mysql_workbench <= 8.0.26`\n- `peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools = 8.58`\n- `real_user_experience_insight = 13.4.1.0`\n- `real_user_experience_insight = 13.5.1.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `sinema_remote_connect_server 3.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":1.6,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}