REDHAT-BUG-1281879: Buffer Overflow
First published: Fri Nov 13 2015(Updated: )
Heap-based buffer overflow was found in xmlParseXmlDecl. When conversion failure happens, parser continues to extract more errors which may lead to unexpected behaviour. Upstream bug: <a href="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756527">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756527</a> Upstream patch: <a href="https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=afd27c21f6b36e22682b7da20d726bce2dcb2f43">https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=afd27c21f6b36e22682b7da20d726bce2dcb2f43</a>
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| libxml2 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756527
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=afd27c21f6b36e22682b7da20d726bce2dcb2f43
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281879
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