Packages
- xerces-c - Validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++
Details
It was discovered that Xerces-C++ was not properly handling memory
management operations when parsing XML data containing external DTDs,
which could trigger a use-after-free error. If a user or automated system
were tricked into processing a specially crafted XML document, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code.
It was discovered that Xerces-C++ was not properly handling memory
management operations when parsing XML data containing external DTDs,
which could trigger a use-after-free error. If a user or automated system
were tricked into processing a specially crafted XML document, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 bionic | libxerces-c-samples – 3.2.0+debian-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 | ||
| libxerces-c3.2 – 3.2.0+debian-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | libxerces-c-samples – 3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | ||
| libxerces-c3.1 – 3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | libxerces-c-samples – 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libxerces-c3.1 – 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
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