SUSE update for xerces-c
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-37536 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-190 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system libxerces-c-3_1-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxerces-c-3_1 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxerces-c-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component xerces-c-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component xerces-c-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU83515
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37536
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Update the affected package xerces-c to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5
libxerces-c-3_1-32bit: before 3.1.1-13.9.1
libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit: before 3.1.1-13.9.1
libxerces-c-3_1: before 3.1.1-13.9.1
libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo: before 3.1.1-13.9.1
libxerces-c-devel: before 3.1.1-13.9.1
xerces-c-debuginfo: before 3.1.1-13.9.1
xerces-c-debugsource: before 3.1.1-13.9.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxerces-c-3_1-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxerces-c-3_1:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxerces-c-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:xerces-c-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:xerces-c-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234543-1/
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.
