Bugtraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 3579-1] xerces-c security update

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3579-1 security (at) debian (dot) org [email concealed]

http://ift.tt/1kZ5swi Salvatore Bonaccorso

May 16, 2016 http://ift.tt/1S3Txy1

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Package : xerces-c

CVE ID : CVE-2016-2099

Debian Bug : 823863

Gustavo Grieco discovered an use-after-free vulnerability in xerces-c, a

validating XML parser library for C++, due to not properly handling

invalid characters in XML input documents in the DTDScanner.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in

version 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u2.

For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed

in version 3.1.3+debian-2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in

version 3.1.3+debian-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your xerces-c packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply

these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be

found at: http://ift.tt/1kZ5swi

Mailing list: debian-security-announce (at) lists.debian (dot) org [email concealed]

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