SB2015072301 - Input validation error in libexpat expat

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SB2015072301 - Input validation error in libexpat expat

Published: July 23, 2015 Updated: August 4, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2015072301
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1283)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Multiple integer overflows in the XML_GetBuffer function in Expat through 2.1.0, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and other products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-2716.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References