SUSE-SU-2018:3277-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:3277-1

    Published: 22 Oct 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for Xerces-c

    Details: This update for Xerces-c fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-12627: Processing of external DTD paths could have resulted in a null pointer dereference under certain conditions (bsc#1083630). - CVE-2016-4463: Prevent stack-based buffer overflow that allowed context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a deeply nested DTD (bsc#985860).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183277-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1083630, https://bugzilla.suse.com/985860, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4463, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12627

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: Xerces-c

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/Xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.8.0-29.17.5.1

    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
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