SB2014102805 - Fedora 21 update for xml-security
Published: October 28, 2014 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014102805
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4517)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when applying Transforms to DTD files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Document Type Definitions (DTDs), related to signatures,
trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.