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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200903-19 (xerces-c)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200903-19.
Insight
Insight
An error in Xerces-C++ allows for a Denial of Service via malicious XML schema files.
Solution
Solution
All Xerces-C++ users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/xerces-c-3.0.0-r1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200903-19 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240496