Re: [xml-dev] Malicious XML

["Karl Waclawek" <karl@waclawek.net>]

> Anyway, their example uses a really trivial internal subset
> to bring down a SOAP server. I wonder if there are more
> well known XML examples that can cause a parser to eat
> up all memory.
> 
> Properly used, Expat is already equipped to handle such
> situations since it allows for a pluggable memory handler.

Actually, I have to correct myself:

In Expat, memory isn't eaten up, just lots of CPU cycles.
Same in MSXML4. So a custom memory handler won't work.

Karl