VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-1187

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-08-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists when the XmlLite runtime (XmlLite.dll) improperly parses XML input. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against an XML application. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing specially crafted requests to an XML application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the XmlLite runtime parses XML input.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Primary references