CVE-2020-3946

EUVD-2020-25211
InstallBuilder AutoUpdate tool and regular installers enabling <checkForUpdates> built with versions earlier than 19.11 are vulnerable to Billion laughs attack (denial-of-service).
XML Entity Expansion
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 54%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
vmwareinstallbuilder
𝑥
< 19.11.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://blog.installbuilder.com/2019/12/configure-autoupdate-project-settings.html
https://blog.installbuilder.com/2019/12/configure-autoupdate-project-settings.html