Use-after-free in Apache Xerces C++ - CVE-2018-1311

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Use-after-free in Apache Xerces C++ - CVE-2018-1311

Published: January 8, 2020 / Updated: February 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24140
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1311
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

Apache Xerces C++
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Enterprise Storage
CentOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Fedora
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
Ubuntu
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
xerces-c (Debian package)
libxerces-c3.2 (Ubuntu package)
libxerces-c3.1 (Ubuntu package)
libxerces-c-samples (Ubuntu package)
libxerces-c-3_1
libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit
libxerces-c-3_1-32bit
libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo
xerces-c-debugsource
xerces-c-debuginfo
libxerces-c-devel
libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-debuginfo
xerces-c-devel
xerces-c-help
xerces-c
libxerces-c-3_2-64bit-debuginfo
libxerces-c-3_2-32bit-debuginfo
libxerces-c-3_2-32bit
libxerces-c-3_2-debuginfo
xerces-c-doc
libxerces-c-3_2
libxerces-c-3_2-64bit
Oracle Communications Network Charging and Control
Storage Resource Manager
IBM QRadar Incident Forensics
Oracle Communications Convergent Charging Controller
IBM Qradar SIEM
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE)
Dell EMC Unity XT Operating Environment (OE)
Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE)
Oracle GoldenGate

How to mitigate CVE-2018-1311

Install update from vendor's website.

Apache Xerces C++ - update to 3.2.5
xerces-c (Debian package) - update to 3.2.2+debian-1+deb10u1
IBM Qradar SIEM - update to 7.5.0 Update Pack 10
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools - update to 9.2.7.3
libxerces-c3.2 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 3.2.2+debian-1ubuntu0.1, 3.2.2+debian-1ubuntu0.2, 3.2.3+debian-3ubuntu0.1, 3.2.4+debian-1ubuntu0.23.04.1, 3.2.4+debian-1ubuntu0.23.10.1
libxerces-c3.1 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libxerces-c-samples (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 3.2.2+debian-1ubuntu0.1, 3.2.2+debian-1ubuntu0.2, 3.2.3+debian-3ubuntu0.1, 3.2.4+debian-1ubuntu0.23.04.1, 3.2.4+debian-1ubuntu0.23.10.1
libxerces-c-3_1 - addressed in versions 3.1.1-13.6.1, 3.1.1-13.12.1, 3.1.4-3.6.1, 3.1.4-10.3.1, 3.1.4-150200.10.11.1
libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit - addressed in versions 3.1.1-13.6.1, 3.1.1-13.12.1
libxerces-c-3_1-32bit - addressed in versions 3.1.1-13.6.1, 3.1.1-13.12.1, 3.1.4-150200.10.11.1
libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.1.1-13.6.1, 3.1.1-13.12.1, 3.1.4-3.6.1, 3.1.4-10.3.1, 3.1.4-150200.10.11.1
xerces-c-debugsource - addressed in versions 3.1.1-13.6.1, 3.1.1-13.12.1, 3.1.4-3.6.1, 3.1.4-10.3.1, 3.1.4-150200.10.11.1, 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
xerces-c-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.1.1-13.6.1, 3.1.1-13.12.1, 3.1.4-3.6.1, 3.1.4-10.3.1, 3.1.4-150200.10.11.1, 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
libxerces-c-devel - addressed in versions 3.1.1-13.6.1, 3.1.1-13.12.1, 3.1.4-3.6.1, 3.1.4-10.3.1, 3.1.4-150200.10.11.1, 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-debuginfo - update to 3.1.4-150200.10.11.1
xerces-c-devel - addressed in versions 3.2.2-4, 3.2.2-5
xerces-c-help - addressed in versions 3.2.2-4, 3.2.2-5
xerces-c - addressed in versions 3.2.2-4, 3.2.2-5
xerces-c-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.2.2-4, 3.2.2-5
xerces-c-debugsource - addressed in versions 3.2.2-4, 3.2.2-5
xerces-c - addressed in versions 3.2.3-5.el8, 3.2.5-1.el8, 3.2.5-1.el9, 3.2.5-1.fc38, 3.2.5-1.fc39
libxerces-c-3_2-64bit-debuginfo - update to 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
libxerces-c-3_2-32bit-debuginfo - update to 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
libxerces-c-3_2-32bit - update to 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
libxerces-c-3_2-debuginfo - update to 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
xerces-c - update to 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
xerces-c-doc - update to 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
libxerces-c-3_2 - update to 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
libxerces-c-3_2-64bit - update to 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
Storage Resource Manager - update to 4.10.0.3
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR) - update to 4.10.0.3
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.2.0.0.5.173
Dell EMC Unity XT Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.2.0.0.5.173
Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.2.0.0.5.173
IBM QRadar Incident Forensics - update to 7.5.0.10
Oracle GoldenGate - update to 21.4.0.0.0

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