Fedora EPEL 8 update for xerces-c



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-1311
CWE-ID CWE-416
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

xerces-c
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU24140

Risk: High

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:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1311

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when scanning an external DTS file. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted DTS file, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 8

xerces-c: before 3.2.3-5.el8

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2022-fac3491880


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.



###SIDEBAR###