XML Injection Affecting netcdf package, versions <1:4.9.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.26% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-NETCDF-1305127
  • published15 Jun 2021
  • disclosed24 Apr 2021

Introduced: 24 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-31598  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-91  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable netcdf to version 1:4.9.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream netcdf package and not the netcdf package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in libezxml.a in ezXML 0.8.6. The function ezxml_decode() performs incorrect memory handling while parsing crafted XML files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

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