CVE catalog

CVE-2009-3627

libhtml-parser-perl: CVE-2009-3627

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Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.73% · Oct 25, 2026

The decode_entities function in util.c in HTML-Parser before 3.63 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an incomplete SGML numeric character reference, which triggers generation of an invalid UTF-8 character.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianlibhtml-parser-perlsid3.86-1fixed
Debianlibhtml-parser-perlforky3.83-2fixed
Debianlibhtml-parser-perltrixie3.83-2~deb13u1fixed
Debianlibhtml-parser-perlbookworm3.81-1+deb12u1fixed
Opensuseperl-HTML-Parsertumbleweed3.72-1.7fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianlibhtml-parser-perlsourcesid3.64-1not yet assignedNot reported[552531]
Debianlibhtml-parser-perlsourceforky3.64-1not yet assignedNot reported[552531]
Debianlibhtml-parser-perlsourcetrixie3.64-1not yet assignedNot reported[552531]
Debianlibhtml-parser-perlsourcebookworm3.64-1not yet assignedNot reported[552531]
Opensuseperl-HTML-Parserrpmtumbleweed3.72-1.7Not reportedOPENSUSE-SU-2024:10369-1Not reported

[Debian bug #552531]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [libhtml-parser-perl]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 3.81-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.64-1

      dsa · libhtml-parser-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libhtml-parser-perl · debian · 12

    • 3.81-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.64-1

      dsa · libhtml-parser-perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · libhtml-parser-perl · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [libhtml-parser-perl]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 3.83-2~deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.64-1

      dsa · libhtml-parser-perl · debian · 13

    • 3.83-2~deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.64-1

      dsa · libhtml-parser-perl · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

  • [perl-HTML-Parser]Fixed

    Source package: [perl-HTML-Parser]

    Details (1)

    • 3.850.0-2.4 · x86_64 · tumbleweed

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.72-1.7

      dsa · perl-HTML-Parser · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]