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 обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
argonne national laboratory and northwestern universityoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka argonne, northwestern university, pnetcdf, pnetcdf library
and 4 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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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
and 8 more references View all →
Timeline
Published
Dec 26, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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