Out-of-Bounds Affecting xerces-c package, versions <3.1.1-5.1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.75% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-XERCESC-337693
  • published8 Jul 2016
  • 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 Ubuntu:14.04 xerces-c to version 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1 or higher.

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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.