USN-2726-1

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    USN-2726-1

    Published: 31 Aug 2015Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: expat vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled malformed XML data. If a user or application linked against Expat were tricked into opening a crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2726-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1283

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: expat

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.0-4ubuntu1.1

    Affected versions

    2.1.0-4
    2.1.0-4ubuntu1

    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