An error in Xerces-C++ allows for a Denial of Service via malicious XML schema files.
Package | dev-libs/xerces-c on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 3.0.0-r1 |
Unaffected versions | >= 3.0.0-r1 |
Xerces-C++ is a validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++.
Frank Rast reported that the XML parser in Xerces-C++ does not correctly handle an XML schema definition with a large maxOccurs value, which triggers excessive memory consumption during the validation of an XML file.
A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to validate an XML file using a specially crafted XML schema file, leading to a Denial of Service (stack consumption and crash).
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Xerces-C++ users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/xerces-c-3.0.0-r1"
Release date
March 09, 2009
Latest revision
March 09, 2009: 01
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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