{"id":"USN-6590-1","summary":"xerces-c vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that Xerces-C++ was not properly handling memory\nmanagement operations when parsing XML data containing external DTDs,\nwhich could trigger a use-after-free error. If a user or automated system\nwere tricked into processing a specially crafted XML document, an attacker\ncould possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute\narbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-1311)\n\nIt was discovered that Xerces-C++ was not properly performing bounds\nchecks when processing XML Schema Definition files, which could lead to an\nout-of-bounds access via an HTTP request. If a user or automated system\nwere tricked into processing a specially crafted XSD file, a remote\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2023-37536)\n","modified":"2026-04-22T10:44:00.705734Z","published":"2024-01-18T18:21:32Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1311","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37536"],"upstream":["CVE-2018-1311","CVE-2023-37536","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1311","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37536"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6590-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1311"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-37536"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"xerces-c","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/xerces-c@3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4ubuntu0.1~esm2"}]}],"versions":["3.1.1-3","3.1.1-3ubuntu1","3.1.1-4","3.1.1-5","3.1.1-5.1~build0.14.04.1","3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1","3.1.1-5.1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1","3.1.1-5.1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1","3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4build0.14.04.1","3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4ubuntu0.1~esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libxerces-c-samples","binary_version":"3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4ubuntu0.1~esm2"},{"binary_name":"libxerces-c3.1","binary_version":"3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4ubuntu0.1~esm2"}],"availability":"Available 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