Slackware Linux update for expat

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU42119

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0340

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the expat library, when processing XML files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML content to the affected library and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package expat.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 14.0 - 14.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2021&m=slackware-security.422968

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.