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HistoryFeb 28, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Expat vulnerabilities

2023-02-2800:00:00
ubuntu.com
46
expat library
ubuntu 14.04 esm
memory handling

8.1 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.006 Low

EPSS

Percentile

77.8%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  • expat - XML parsing C library

Details

USN-5638-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Expat. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Rhodri James discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain malformed XML files. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu14.04noarchexpat< 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchexpat< 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchexpat-dbgsym< 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchlibexpat1< 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchlibexpat1-dbgsym< 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchlibexpat1-dev< 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchlibexpat1-udeb< 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchlibexpat1-udeb-dbgsym< 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchlibexpat1< 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7UNKNOWN

8.1 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.006 Low

EPSS

Percentile

77.8%