CVE-2019-15903
In libexpat before 2.2.8, crafted XML input could fool the parser into changing from DTD parsing to document parsing too early; a consecutiv
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- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
In libexpat before 2.2.8, crafted XML input could fool the parser into changing from DTD parsing to document parsing too early; a consecutive call to XML_GetCurrentLineNumber (or XML_GetCurrentColumnNumber) then resulted in a heap-based buffer over-read.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
No affected packages have been listed by the sources.
References 25
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.opensuse.org
- opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00081.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00080.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00000.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00002.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00003.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00013.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00016.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00018.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00017.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00019.html