Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting expat package, versions <2.1.0-6+deb8u4


0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.95% (83rd percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
9.8 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-EXPAT-358081
  • published 11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 11 Jun 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 expat to version 2.1.0-6+deb8u4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat package and not the expat package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer overflow during the parsing of XML using the Expat library. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.