Debian DSA-3610-1 Moderate: Xerces-C Denial Of Service Fix
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June 29, 2016
Brandon Perry discovered that xerces-c, a validating XML parser library for C++, fails to successfully parse a DTD that is deeply nested, causing a stack overflow
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Summary
Additionally this update includes an enhancement to enable applications
to fully disable DTD processing through the use of an environment
variable (XERCES_DISABLE_DTD).
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u3.
We recommend that you upgrade your xerces-c 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: xerces-c
CVE ID: CVE-2016-4463
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