MGASA-2017-0103

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    MGASA-2017-0103

    Published: 4 Apr 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated mxml packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Two stack exhaustion issues based on uncontrolled recursion were found in mxml. A maliciously crafted xml file can cause the application to crash. * Recursion using mxmlDelete at mxml-node.c:217 (reproducer is stack-exhaustion-1.xml CVE-2016-4570). * Recursion using mxml_write_node at mxml-file.c:2739 (reproducer is stack-exhaustion-2.xml CVE-2016-4571).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0103.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20593, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334648, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-03/msg00081.html, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/276

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mxml

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/mxml?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7-6.1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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