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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for scilab (DLA-2705-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'scilab' package(s) announced via the DLA-2705-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Multiple issues have been discovered in scilab, particularly in ezXML embedded library: CVE-2021-30485 Descriptionincorrect memory handling, leading to a NULL pointer dereference in ezxml_internal_dtd() CVE-2021-31229 Out-of-bounds write in ezxml_internal_dtd() leading to out-of-bounds write of a one byte constant CVE-2021-31347, CVE-2021-31348 incorrect memory handling in ezxml_parse_str() leading to out-of-bounds read CVE-2021-31598 Out-of-bounds write in ezxml_decode() leading to heap corruption
Affected Software
Affected Software
'scilab' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 5.5.2-4+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your scilab packages.