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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201707-27
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2017-07-26
CVE-ID : CVE-2016-9063 CVE-2017-9233
Package : lib32-expat
Type : denial of service
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-305
Summary
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The package lib32-expat before version 2.2.2-1 is vulnerable to denial
of service.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.2.2-1.
# pacman -Syu "lib32-expat>=2.2.2-1"
The problems have been fixed upstream in version 2.2.2.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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- CVE-2016-9063 (denial of service)
An integer overflow vulnerability has been discovered during the
parsing of XML using the Expat library.
- CVE-2017-9233 (denial of service)
An external entity infinite loop issue has been found in Expat < 2.2.1,
leading to a denial of service.
Impact
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An attacker can cause a denial of service in an application using
lib32-expat by sending a crafted XML payload.
References
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https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/#CVE-2016-9063
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/d4f735b88d9932bd5039df2335eefdd0723dbe20
https://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2016-9063
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-9233
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