MEDIUM
expat: buffer over-read and crash on XML with malformed UTF-8 sequences
Published Nov 3, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 27.92%
Description
The updatePosition function in lib/xmltok_impl.c in libexpat in Expat 2.0.1, as used in Python, PyXML, w3c-libwww, and other software, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document with crafted UTF-8 sequences that trigger a buffer over-read, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2625.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- ≥ 2.0.35 · < 2.0.64
- ≥ 2.2.0 · < 2.2.17
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
4Suite-0:0.11.1-15
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1572
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
expat-0:1.95.5-6.2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
4Suite-0:1.0-3.el4_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1572
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
PyXML-0:0.8.3-6.el4_8.2
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
expat-0:1.95.7-4.el4_8.2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
python-0:2.3.4-14.10.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0491
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
PyXML-0:0.8.4-4.el5_4.2
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
expat-0:1.95.8-8.3.el5_4.2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
python-0:2.4.3-44.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0492
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2017:3239
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0896
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xmlrpc-c
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
PyXML
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
compat-expat1
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
expat
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
python
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
expat
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | 4Suite-0:0.11.1-15 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1572 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | expat-0:1.95.5-6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1625 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | 4Suite-0:1.0-3.el4_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1572 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | PyXML-0:0.8.3-6.el4_8.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0002 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | expat-0:1.95.7-4.el4_8.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1625 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | python-0:2.3.4-14.10.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0491 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | PyXML-0:0.8.4-4.el5_4.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0002 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | expat-0:1.95.8-8.3.el5_4.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1625 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | python-0:2.4.3-44.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0492 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2017:3239 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0896 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xmlrpc-c | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | PyXML | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | compat-expat1 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | expat | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | python | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | expat | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (97)
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Change history (0)
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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 3, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 16, 2009
Link CVE-2009-3720
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2009-3693 Assigner redhat
Published Nov 3, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Exploited since n/a
Link EUVD-2009-3693