CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe vulnerability in roxmltree allows attackers to exploit XML parsing by crafting documents with an excessive number of attributes, leading to quadratic-time complexity in attribute and namespace validation. This can result in significant CPU resource consumption, ultimately causing a denial of service. Organizations utilizing roxmltree, particularly those processing XML documents, should prioritize addressing this issue to mitigate potential service disruptions.
Public Exploit Signal
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Original NVD Description
roxmltree through 0.21.1 performs quadratic-time attribute and namespace validation during XML parsing without limits on attribute count. Attackers can craft XML documents with tens of thousands of attributes on a single element to consume excessive CPU time and cause denial of service.