Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1641-1 mxml -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
25 Jan 2019
Affected Packages:
mxml
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 825855, Bug 918007.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2016-4570, CVE-2016-4571, CVE-2018-20004.
More information:

Several stack exhaustion conditions were found in mxml that can easily crash when parsing xml files.

  • CVE-2016-4570

    The mxmlDelete function in mxml-node.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via crafted xml file.

  • CVE-2016-4571

    The mxml_write_node function in mxml-file.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via crafted xml file

  • CVE-2018-20004

    A stack-based buffer overflow in mxml_write_node via vectors involving a double-precision floating point number.

For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 2.6-2+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mxml packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS