SB2016061605 - Cryptographic issues in libexpat expat 



SB2016061605 - Cryptographic issues in libexpat expat

Published: June 16, 2016 Updated: August 3, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2016061605
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6702)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

Expat, when used in a parser that has not called XML_SetHashSalt or passed it a seed of 0, makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via vectors involving use of the srand function.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.