Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : xmlrpc-c vulnerabilities (USN-3013-1)

It was discovered that the Expat code in XML-RPC for C and C++ unexpectedly called srand in certain circumstances. This could reduce the security of calling applications. CVE-2012-6702 It was discovered that the Expat code in XML-RPC for C and C++ incorrectly handled seeding the random number...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3010-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

USN-3010-1: Expat vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Expat unexpectedly called srand in certain circumstances. This could reduce the security of calling applications. CVE-2012-6702 It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled seeding the random number generator. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a...

Updated expat packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated expat packages fix security vulnerabilities: An issue was introduced when CVE-2012-0876 was addressed. Stefan Sørensen discovered that the use of the function XMLParse seeds the random number generator generating repeated outputs for rand calls CVE-2012-6702. Due to an incomplete solution...

ALPINE-CVE-2016-5300

The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876...

CVE-2016-5300

The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876...

BELL-CVE-2016-5300 CVE-2016-5300 does not affect BellSoft software

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CVE-2016-5300

Expat CVE-2016-5300 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Expat XML parser caused by insufficient entropy used for hash initialization. The issue allows context-dependent attackers to cause CPU exhaustion via crafted identifiers in XML documents. Connected material confirms this as an Expat...

CVE-2016-5300

The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876...

expat: multiple issues

CVE-2012-6702 predictable random numbers It was found that when calling XMLParse ahead of rand, it causes the pseudo random generator to generate non-random predictable numbers. - CVE-2016-5300 denial of service It was found that original fix for CVE-2012-0876 used too little entropy for the hash...

lib32-expat: multiple issues

CVE-2012-6702 predictable random numbers It was found that when calling XMLParse ahead of rand, it causes the pseudo random generator to generate non-random predictable numbers. - CVE-2016-5300 denial of service It was found that original fix for CVE-2012-0876 used too little entropy for the hash...

Debian DLA-508-1 : expat security update

Two related issues have been discovered in Expat, a C library for parsing XML. CVE-2012-6702 This issue was introduced when CVE-2012-0876 was addressed. Stefan Srensen discovered that the use of the function XMLParse seeds the random number generator generating repeated outputs for rand calls...

FreeBSD : expat -- multiple vulnerabilities (c9c252f5-2def-11e6-ae88-002590263bf5)

Sebastian Pipping reports : CVE-2012-6702 -- Resolve troublesome internal call to srand that was introduced with Expat 2.1.0 when addressing CVE-2012-0876 issue 496 CVE-2016-5300 -- Use more entropy for hash initialization than the original fix to CVE-2012-0876. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...

[SECURITY] [DLA 508-1] expat security update

Package : expat Version : 2.1.0-1+deb7u4 CVE ID : CVE-2012-6702 CVE-2016-5300 Two related issues have been discovered in Expat, a C library for parsing XML. CVE-2012-6702 This issue was introduced when CVE-2012-0876 was addressed. Stefan Sørensen discovered that the use of the function XMLParse...

DLA-508-1 expat - security update

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Debian DSA-3597-1 : expat - security update

Two related issues have been discovered in Expat, a C library for parsing XML. - CVE-2012-6702 It was introduced when CVE-2012-0876 was addressed. Stefan Sorensen discovered that the use of the function XMLParse seeds the random number generator generating repeated outputs for rand calls. -...

[SECURITY] [DSA 3597-1] expat security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3597-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Luciano Bello June 07, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

[SECURITY] [DSA 3597-1] expat security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3597-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Luciano Bello June 07, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

DSA-3597-1 expat - security update

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CVE-2016-5300

The XML parser in Expat does not use sufficient entropy for hash initialization, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service CPU consumption via crafted identifiers in an XML document. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0876...