SB2021071006 - openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for expat



SB2021071006 - openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for expat

Published: July 10, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021071006
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0340)

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the expat library, when processing XML files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML content to the affected library and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.