An XML Entity Expansion vulnerability, also known as a 'billion laughs' attack, exists in the sitemap parser of the run-llama/llama_index repository, specifically affecting version v0.12.21. This vulnerability allows an attacker to supply a malicious Sitemap XML, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting system memory and potentially causing a system crash. The issue is resolved in version v0.12.29.
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Description | An XML Entity Expansion vulnerability, also known as a 'billion laughs' attack, exists in the sitemap parser of the run-llama/llama_index repository, specifically affecting version v0.12.21. This vulnerability allows an attacker to supply a malicious Sitemap XML, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting system memory and potentially causing a system crash. The issue is resolved in version v0.12.29. | |
Title | XML Entity Expansion vulnerability in run-llama/llama_index | |
Weaknesses | CWE-776 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: @huntr_ai
Published: 2025-07-07T09:54:06.033Z
Updated: 2025-07-07T14:59:26.842Z
Reserved: 2025-04-03T15:03:26.975Z
Link: CVE-2025-3225

Updated: 2025-07-07T14:58:08.545Z

Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-07-07T10:15:27.047
Modified: 2025-07-30T21:24:40.497
Link: CVE-2025-3225
