Debian: DLA-1641-1 Moderate: mxml Stack Consumption Threat
debian lts
January 25, 2019
Several stack exhaustion conditions were found in mxml that can easily crash when parsing xml files
Topics Covered
Summary
CVE-2016-4570
The mxmlDelete function in mxml-node.c allows remote attackers to
cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via crafted xml file.
CVE-2016-4571
The mxml_write_node function in mxml-file.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via crafted xml
file
CVE-2018-20004
A stack-based buffer overflow in mxml_write_node via vectors involving a double-precision floating point number.
For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
2.6-2+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your mxml packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package: mxml
Version: 2.6-2+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2016-4570 CVE-2016-4571 CVE-2018-20004
Debian Bug: 825855 918007
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