USN-4132-2

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    USN-4132-2

    Published: 12 Sept 2019Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: expat vulnerability

    Details: USN-4132-1 fixed a vulnerability in Expat. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4132-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15903

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: expat

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm2

    Affected versions

    2.1.0-4
    2.1.0-4ubuntu1
    2.1.0-4ubuntu1.1
    2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2
    2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3
    2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4
    2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm1

    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