Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting xerces-c package, versions <3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4ubuntu0.1~esm2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.17% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-XERCESC-6157164
  • published17 Jan 2024
  • disclosed11 Oct 2023

Introduced: 11 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-37536  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 xerces-c to version 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4ubuntu0.1~esm2 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.

An integer overflow in xerces-c++ 3.2.3 in BigFix Platform allows remote attackers to cause out-of-bound access via HTTP request.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1