libexpat Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

A denial-of-service vulnerability has been identified in libexpat, affecting all versions through 2.7.3. The issue arises when a crafted file of approximately 2 MiB in size is processed, leading to a significant increase in processing time. Depending on the hardware used, this can cause delays of 25 to 100 seconds.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability leads to a denial-of-service condition, causing prolonged processing times that can disrupt normal application performance.