Out-of-Bounds Affecting xerces-c package, versions <0:3.1.1-9.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.75% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-XERCESC-1666638
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed8 Jul 2016

Introduced: 8 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-4463  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 xerces-c to version 0:3.1.1-9.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-1124.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xerces-c package and not the xerces-c package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apache Xerces-C++ before 3.1.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a deeply nested DTD.