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Debian 9/10 DSA-4501-1 Critical: Expat Buffer Overflow Impact

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Calendar Grey July 26, 2015
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Repeated integer overflows may result in possible denial of service or arbitrary code execution within the Expat XML library. It is advised to perform an upgrade.
Multiple integer overflows have been discovered in Expat, an XML parsing C library, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed XML file...

Summary

Multiple integer overflows have been discovered in Expat, an XML parsing
C library, which may result in denial of service or the execution of
arbitrary code if a malformed XML file is processed.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.1.0-1+deb7u2.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1.0-6+deb8u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1.0-7.

We recommend that you upgrade your expat packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: expat
CVE ID: CVE-2015-1283

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