Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-0718 CVE-2016-4472 CVE-2016-9063 CVE-2017-9233 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 CWE-611 CWE-190 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Slackware Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Slackware |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU200
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0718
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Update the affected package python.
Vulnerable software versionsSlackware Linux: 14.0 - 14.2
External linkshttp://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2017&m=slackware-security.436421
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU12378
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4472
CWE-ID:
CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the overflow protection in Expat is removed by compilers with certain optimization settings. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted XML data and cause the service to crash.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for
CVE-2015-1283 and CVE-2015-2716.
Update the affected package python.
Vulnerable software versionsSlackware Linux: 14.0 - 14.2
External linkshttp://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2017&m=slackware-security.436421
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU7241
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9063
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an integer overflow when handling malicious XML files. A remote attacker can send manipulated XML content, trick the victim into opening it and cause the application using the Expat library to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Update the affected package python.
Vulnerable software versionsSlackware Linux: 14.0 - 14.2
External linkshttp://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2017&m=slackware-security.436421
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU7242
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9233
CWE-ID:
CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error within entityValueInitProcessor() function while parsing malformed XML in an external entity. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a denial of service against an application using the Expat library.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
Update the affected package python.
Vulnerable software versionsSlackware Linux: 14.0 - 14.2
External linkshttp://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2017&m=slackware-security.436421
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.