OpenSUSE Linux update for expat



Risk Critical
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2015-1283
CVE-2016-0718
CWE-ID CWE-20
CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Opensuse
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU33808

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1283

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 42.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow in Tenable Nessus

EUVDB-ID: #VU200

Risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0718

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malformed input documents. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger a buffer overflow in the Expat XML parser library and execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted data to vulnerable server.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 42.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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