CVE-2019-20005
Description
An issue was discovered in ezXML 0.8.3 through 0.8.6. The function ezxml_decode, while parsing a crafted XML file, performs incorrect memory handling, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read while running strchr() starting with a pointer after a '\0' character (where the processing of a string was finished).
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
ezxml project
oss-projectaka ezxml
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University
oss-project·USaka pnetcdf, pnetcdf library, argonne, northwestern university
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
oss-project·USaka netcdf, ucar
Scilab Enterprises
oss-projectaka scilab
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Attack Graph
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MITRE ATT&CK
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References
https://sourceforge.net/p/ezxml/bugs/14/
sourceforge.net
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=989360
bugs.debian.org
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=989361
bugs.debian.org
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