cve 2023 34411

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CVE-2023-34411 is a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability in the Rust crate xml-rs, affecting versions 0.8.9 through 0.8.13. The issue allows a malformed XML string to trigger a panic in the parser, potentially crashing applications or services that rely on xml-rs for XML processing. The vulnerability was fixed in version 0.8.14. This tag covers discussions about the vulnerability, its impact on Rust software, and mitigation steps such as updating to the patched version. It is relevant for developers and system administrators using Rust-based XML parsing in their projects.

  1. CVE-2023-34411: High severity xml-rs panic DoS fixed in 0.8.14

    A small, innocuous-looking malformed XML string can crash an XML parser and take a service offline — that’s the practical reality behind CVE-2023-34411, a high‑severity denial‑of‑service vulnerability in the widely used Rust crate xml-rs that affected versions 0.8.9 through 0.8.13 and was fixed...
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