53 lines
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53 lines
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="201612-46">
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<title>Xerces-C++: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
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<synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Xerces-C++, the worst
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of which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">xerces-c</product>
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<announced>December 24, 2016</announced>
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<revised>December 24, 2016: 1</revised>
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<bug>575700</bug>
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<bug>584506</bug>
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<access>local, remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="dev-libs/xerces-c" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">3.1.4-r1</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">3.1.4-r1</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>Xerces-C++ is a validating XML parser written in a portable subset of
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C++.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xerces-C++. Please
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review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted
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file, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with
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the privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>All Xerces-C++ users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/xerces-c-3.1.4-r1"
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</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0729">CVE-2016-0729</uri>
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<uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2099">CVE-2016-2099</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 15 Oct 2016 11:41:27 +0000">b-man</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 24 Dec 2016 07:11:18 +0000">whissi</metadata>
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</glsa>
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