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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2705-1 scilab -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

08 Jul 2021

Affected Packages:

scilab

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-30485, CVE-2021-31229, CVE-2021-31347, CVE-2021-31348, CVE-2021-31598.

More information:

Multiple issues have been discovered in scilab, particularly in ezXML embedded library:

• CVE-2021-30485

  Descriptionincorrect memory handling, leading to a NULL pointer dereference in ezxml_internal_dtd()

• CVE-2021-31229

  Out-of-bounds write in ezxml_internal_dtd() leading to out-of-bounds write of a one byte constant

• CVE-2021-31347, CVE-2021-31348

  incorrect memory handling in ezxml_parse_str() leading to out-of-bounds read

• CVE-2021-31598

  Out-of-bounds write in ezxml_decode() leading to heap corruption

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 5.5.2-4+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your scilab packages.

For the detailed security status of scilab please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/scilab

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