ubuntu-cve-2026-33349
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-03-24 20:16
Modified
2026-05-20 15:27
Summary
Details

fast-xml-parser allows users to process XML from JS object without C/C++ based libraries or callbacks. From version 4.0.0-beta.3 to before version 5.5.7, the DocTypeReader in fast-xml-parser uses JavaScript truthy checks to evaluate maxEntityCount and maxEntitySize configuration limits. When a developer explicitly sets either limit to 0 — intending to disallow all entities or restrict entity size to zero bytes — the falsy nature of 0 in JavaScript causes the guard conditions to short-circuit, completely bypassing the limits. An attacker who can supply XML input to such an application can trigger unbounded entity expansion, leading to memory exhaustion and denial of service. This issue has been patched in version 5.5.7.

Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
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          {
            "binary_name": "node-webfont",
            "binary_version": "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-7ubuntu1"
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      },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "node-webfont",
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      },
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        "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-14",
        "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-15",
        "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-16build1",
        "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-18"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "fast-xml-parser allows users to process XML from JS object without C/C++ based libraries or callbacks. From version 4.0.0-beta.3 to before version 5.5.7, the DocTypeReader in fast-xml-parser uses JavaScript truthy checks to evaluate maxEntityCount and maxEntitySize configuration limits. When a developer explicitly sets either limit to 0 \u2014 intending to disallow all entities or restrict entity size to zero bytes \u2014 the falsy nature of 0 in JavaScript causes the guard conditions to short-circuit, completely bypassing the limits. An attacker who can supply XML input to such an application can trigger unbounded entity expansion, leading to memory exhaustion and denial of service. This issue has been patched in version 5.5.7.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33349",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T15:27:22Z",
  "published": "2026-03-24T20:16:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-33349"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33349"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/security/advisories/GHSA-jp2q-39xq-3w4g"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/commit/239b64aa1fc5c5455ddebbbb54a187eb68c9fdb7"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-33349"
  ]
}



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