Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting xmlrpc-c-client++ package, versions <0:1.51.08-2.amzn2023.0.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.35% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-XMLRPCCCLIENT-13731154
  • published29 Oct 2025
  • disclosed14 Mar 2025

Introduced: 14 Mar 2025

CVE-2024-8176  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 xmlrpc-c-client++ to version 0:1.51.08-2.amzn2023.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1229.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xmlrpc-c-client++ package and not the xmlrpc-c-client++ package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

A stack overflow vulnerability exists in the libexpat library due to the way it handles recursive entity expansion in XML documents. When parsing an XML document with deeply nested entity references, libexpat can be forced to recurse indefinitely, exhausting the stack space and causing a crash. This issue could lead to denial of service (DoS) or, in some cases, exploitable memory corruption, depending on the environment and library usage.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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