UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4463

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apache Xerces-C++ before 3.1.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a deeply nested DTD.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / xerces-c

Package

Name: xerces-c
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/xerces-c@3.1.1-5.1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.1.1-5.1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1-3

3.1.1-3ubuntu1

3.1.1-4

3.1.1-5

3.1.1-5.1~build0.14.04.1

3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

3.1.1-5.1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c-samples",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1-5.1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c3.1",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1-5.1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4463.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / xerces-c

Package

Name: xerces-c
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/xerces-c@3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1-5.1

3.1.2+debian-1

3.1.3+debian-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c-samples",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c3.1",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4463.json"