Apache Xerces-c xml Parser DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-4463)

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Apache Xerces-c xml Parser DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-4463)
Apache Xerces-c xml Parser DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-4463)


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Affected Systems:

Apache Xerces-c xml parser <3.1.4

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2016-4463

Xerces is an open-source XML document parsing project promoted by the Apache organization. It currently has multiple language versions, including JAVA, C ++, PERL, and COM.

The Apache Xerces-c xml Parser fails to process deeply nested DTD, resulting in stack overflow. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability to perform DoS attacks on multiple applications.

<* Source: Brandon Perry

Link: http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jun/115
*>

Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Apache
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://syncope.apache.org/security.html

Http://svn.apache.org/viewvc? View = revision & revision = 1747620

Http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-4463.txt

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