Anolis OS update for expat



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-50602
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Anolis OS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

expat-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

expat
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor OpenAnolis

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU99614

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50602

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the XML_ResumeParser function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Anolis OS: 8

expat-devel: before 2.2.5-16

expat: before 2.2.5-16

CPE2.3 External links

https://anas.openanolis.cn/errata/detail/ANSA-2024:1084


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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