CVE-2019-5427
Billion laughs attack in c3p0
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.5%
Description
c3p0 version < 0.9.5.4 may be exploited by a billion laughs attack when loading XML configuration due to missing protections against recursive entity expansion when loading configuration.
How to fix CVE-2019-5427
To remediate CVE-2019-5427, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/c3p0—no fix listed
- Maven/com.mchange:c3p0—upgrade to 0.9.5.4 or later
Is CVE-2019-5427 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.5%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0
- from 0, < 0.9.5.4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |