Perl HTML::Entities: Flaw allows reading sensitive memory

A vulnerability in Perl HTML::Entities allows attackers to read invalid memory areas.

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The fact

The flaw, via _decode_entities(), exposes sensitive data or causes denial-of-service.

Maintainers released a patch to mitigate exploitation risks.

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