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Debian 10 Buster: DLA-3704-1 Moderate: Xerces-C Integer Overflow

debian lts
Calendar Grey December 31, 2023
Dist Debian Esm H88
Strengthen xerces-c to tackle integer overflow from crafted .xsd files, preventing out-of-bounds access.
Even Rouault discovered that xerces-c, a validating XML parser library for C++, was vulnerable to integer overflow via crafted .xsd files, which can lead to out-of-bounds access
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Summary

In addition, this version replaces RedHat's patch for CVE-2018-1311
(which contained a memory leak) with the upstream fix from v3.2.5.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version
3.2.2+debian-1+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your xerces-c packages.

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

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


Package: xerces-c
Version: 3.2.2+debian-1+deb10u2
CVE ID: CVE-2018-1311 CVE-2023-37536
Debian Bug: 947431

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security advisory moderate debian integer overflow xerces-c xml parser

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