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The Xerces parser shipped with OpenNMS had no limit on entity expansion, so a DOCTYPE with nested entities (e.g. in an imported requisition) could exhaust memory. Add an expansion limit to every JaxbUtils parser; DOCTYPEs and normal entities still work.
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September 25, 2026 18:18
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The Xerces parser shipped with OpenNMS had no limit on entity expansion, so a DOCTYPE with nested entities (e.g. in an imported requisition) could exhaust memory. Add an expansion limit to every JaxbUtils parser; DOCTYPEs and normal entities still work.
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