Out-of-Bounds Affecting xerces-j2 package, versions <0:2.7.1-1jpp_1rh


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.83% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-XERCESJ2-9841846
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed5 Nov 2007

Introduced: 5 Nov 2007

CVE-2007-5116  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 xerces-j2 to version 0:2.7.1-1jpp_1rh or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2010:0602.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xerces-j2 package and not the xerces-j2 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the polymorphic opcode support in the Regular Expression Engine (regcomp.c) in Perl 5.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by switching from byte to Unicode (UTF) characters in a regular expression.

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CVSS Base Scores

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