Out-of-Bounds Affecting expat-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.1.0-11.22.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.43% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-EXPATDEBUGINFO-1722087
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed14 May 2015

Introduced: 14 May 2015

CVE-2015-2716  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 expat-debuginfo to version 0:2.1.0-11.22.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2020-1364.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat-debuginfo package and not the expat-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a large amount of compressed XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-1283.

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