usn-6579-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-01-16 12:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
xerces-c vulnerability
Details

USN-6579-1 fixed a vulnerability in Xerces-C++. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04 and Ubuntu 23.10.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Xerces-C++ was not properly handling memory management operations when parsing XML data containing external DTDs, which could trigger a use-after-free error. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted XML document, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

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  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:07Z",
  "published": "2024-01-16T12:15:24Z",
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}



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