SUSE-SU-2017:2299-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:2299-1

    Published: 30 Aug 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for expat

    Details: This update for expat fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-9063: Possible integer overflow to fix inside XML_Parse leading to unexpected behaviour (bsc#1047240) - CVE-2017-9233: External Entity Vulnerability could lead to denial of service (bsc#1047236)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172299-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1047236, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1047240, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9063, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9233

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: expat

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/expat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.0-21.3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High