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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.1598 expat security update 26 June 2017 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: expat Publisher: Debian Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 9 Debian GNU/Linux 8 Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-9233 CVE-2016-9063 Reference: ASB-2016.0107 Original Bulletin: http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3898-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso June 25, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : expat CVE ID : CVE-2016-9063 CVE-2017-9233 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Expat, an XML parsing C library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2016-9063 Gustavo Grieco discovered an integer overflow flaw during parsing of XML. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a denial of service against an application using the Expat library. CVE-2017-9233 Rhodri James discovered an infinite loop vulnerability within the entityValueInitProcessor() function while parsing malformed XML in an external entity. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a denial of service against an application using the Expat library. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 2.1.0-6+deb8u4. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.0-2+deb9u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), CVE-2016-9063 was already fixed before the initial release. For the testing distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.1-1 or earlier version. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.1-1 or earlier version. We recommend that you upgrade your expat packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQKTBAEBCgB9FiEERkRAmAjBceBVMd3uBUy48xNDz0QFAllPu2xfFIAAAAAALgAo aXNzdWVyLWZwckBub3RhdGlvbnMub3BlbnBncC5maWZ0aGhvcnNlbWFuLm5ldDQ2 NDQ0MDk4MDhDMTcxRTA1NTMxRERFRTA1NENCOEYzMTM0M0NGNDQACgkQBUy48xND z0QizA//Wp2hSrXtkneSAlLbQb4sZ7I0t2YI/8oDEURDiT8mIP7Gh0lUGFgamIuv cQrODrz2TT2duCXLc7eNpnPNwESwza3sH0hnwbodrvevsv9Q2sjbyNAMkqpjxgXT UUJqRKZLJNM0KMVLpch2+MT3lQadtMQ2ycvtR3ZfQP80v2/LAFL/HoHYXTiVUBTX CCP6k7V9JRhDPhJDUXNT7XFBofqHRleXIMEKpShpuVWcVEgwvg6uSGgwUJzI+Ein 1f865XK10EjZGI0OcJWBrQGPhT5a1dVnLdYLfrgXhivYT0zoIpbuk9A/q4haUidU rLXI8MMB2ENtzPul6xuxBFeIinQqyYfz2O1mAo0YUiX+1k1KcFXEEnzfH+jXY006 yfLeRKqPj5yxc+ifcCqyvVsvRhBrVgYXH//cFXGIC91+0xHtTzcJMhIE2cbDbclY AG7nSH0O8PSW+UGQS+gQ9APSzWzCDLrWjMKrThqMSXRxcIbZiR+UickBZOyoc1+q /OUidu5gCqm5x+r4dVa5EjSH5IY/X2l3yypa1YtyT1MA2sqPBWEOitL2WuwUBv3X 4bBJcr+lfoLr3POX5yjL9gG1l2Wz4Ox46iWBUAW/VLgfpXukjKHBt6N8H6H4E6Ur tKC3fWH6sMLUrfQlpDyWyxrLRsDmzCvQBjUj9nEYhmaotALAups= =7QAw - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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