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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for xerces-c (DLA-2498-1)
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 'xerces-c' package(s) announced via the DLA-2498-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) discovered that Xerces-C, a validating XML parser library for C++, contains a use-after-free error triggered during the scanning of external DTDs. An attacker could cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and possibly achieve remote code execution. This flaw has not been addressed in the maintained version of the library and has no complete mitigation. The first is provided by this update which fixes the use-after-free vulnerability at the expense of a memory leak. The other is to disable DTD processing, which can be accomplished via the DOM using a standard parser feature, or via SAX using the XERCES_DISABLE_DTD environment variable.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'xerces-c' 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, this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.4+debian-2+deb9u2. We recommend that you upgrade your xerces-c packages.