CVE-2020-3946

HIGH

VMware InstallBuilder < 19.11.0 - Denial of Service via XML Entity Expansion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

InstallBuilder AutoUpdate tool and regular installers enabling <checkForUpdates> built with versions earlier than 19.11 are vulnerable to Billion laughs attack (denial-of-service).

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0104
EPSS Percentile 59.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-776
Status published
Products (1)
vmware/installbuilder < 19.11.0
Published Apr 20, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026