Debian: DSA-3321-1: xmltooling security update
Debian: DSA-3321-1: xmltooling security update
The InCommon Shibboleth Training team discovered that XMLTooling, a C++ XML parsing library, did not properly handle an exception when parsing well-formed but schema-invalid XML. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted XML data.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3321-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Alessandro Ghedini July 30, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : xmltooling CVE ID : CVE-2015-0851 Debian Bug : 793855 The InCommon Shibboleth Training team discovered that XMLTooling, a C++ XML parsing library, did not properly handle an exception when parsing well-formed but schema-invalid XML. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted XML data. For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.2-5+deb7u1. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.3-2+deb8u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed shortly. We recommend that you upgrade your xmltooling 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/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.