usn-5061-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-09-03 18:43
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
scilab vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Scilab did not properly sanitize XML inputs. An atacker could use a crafted XML file to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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  "id": "USN-5061-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:01Z",
  "published": "2021-09-03T18:43:08Z",
  "references": [
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    },
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-31229"
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}



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