Debian: DSA-4407-1: xmltooling security update

Ross Geerlings discovered that the XMLTooling library didn't correctly handle exceptions on malformed XML declarations, which could result in denial of service against the application using XMLTooling.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4407-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
March 12, 2019                        https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : xmltooling
CVE ID         : CVE-2019-9628

Ross Geerlings discovered that the XMLTooling library didn't correctly
handle exceptions on malformed XML declarations, which could result in
denial of service against the application using XMLTooling.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6.0-4+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your xmltooling packages.

For the detailed security status of xmltooling please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/xmltooling

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these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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