libexpat Security Vulnerabilities

libexpat is a streaming XML parser written in C. It has a vulnerability that can lead to recursive XML entity extensions if the XMLDTD is not defined at compile time. A security vulnerability exists in libexpat version 2.5.0 and earlier versions, which stems from a vulnerability that could result...

CVE-2023-52426

CVE-2023-52426 affects libexpat up to version 2.5.0 and allows recursive XML Entity Expansion when XML_DTD is undefined at compile time. The connected advisories indicate the issue is real across multiple vendors (e.g., Broadcom/Brocade and Mariner/MSR contexts) and that fixes exist in libexpat 2...

CVE-2024-25062

An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.11.7 and 2.12.x before 2.12.5. When using the XML Reader interface with DTD validation and XInclude expansion enabled, processing crafted XML documents can lead to an xmlValidatePopElement use-after-free...

CVE-2023-52426

libexpat through 2.5.0 allows recursive XML Entity Expansion if XMLDTD is undefined at compile time...

Slackware Linux 15.0 / current libxml2 Vulnerability (SSA:2024-035-01)

The version of libxml2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.11.7 / 2.12.5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2024-035-01 advisory. - An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.11.7 and 2.12.x before 2.12.5. When using the XML Reader interface with DTD...

Rapid7 in Prague: Pete Rubio Shares Insights and Excitement for the New Office

As we continue to grow our customer base here at Rapid7, we’re growing our offices as well – this time with a new location in the Czech Republic. With a successful history of building innovation hubs from Boston to Belfast, our teams can’t wait to bring new talent from Prague into the business...

OS Command Injection

OpenSSH is susceptible to an OS command injection flaw because it fails to adequately validate user names or host names that include shell metacharacters. This flaw enables attackers to exploit these names through an expansion token in certain scenarios, such as when a submodule in an untrusted G...

openssh: potential command injection via shell metacharacters

A flaw was found in OpenSSH. In certain circumstances, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary OS commands by using expansion tokens, such as %u or %h, with user names or host names that contain shell metacharacters...

openssh: potential command injection via shell metacharacters

A flaw was found in OpenSSH. In certain circumstances, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary OS commands by using expansion tokens, such as %u or %h, with user names or host names that contain shell metacharacters...

Excessive Expansion Vulnerabilities Leave Jenkins Servers Open to Attacks

By Deeba Ahmed The vulnerabilities stem from the way Jenkins handles user-supplied data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Excessive Expansion Vulnerabilities Leave Jenkins Servers Open to Attacks...

openssh: potential command injection via shell metacharacters

A flaw was found in OpenSSH. In certain circumstances, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary OS commands by using expansion tokens, such as %u or %h, with user names or host names that contain shell metacharacters...

openssh: potential command injection via shell metacharacters

A flaw was found in OpenSSH. In certain circumstances, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary OS commands by using expansion tokens, such as %u or %h, with user names or host names that contain shell metacharacters...

GHSA-6F9G-CXWR-Q5JR Arbitrary file read vulnerability through the Jenkins CLI can lead to RCE

Jenkins has a built-in command line interface CLI to access Jenkins from a script or shell environment. Jenkins uses the args4j library to parse command arguments and options on the Jenkins controller when processing CLI commands. This command parser has a feature that replaces an @ character...

CVE-2024-23899

Jenkins Git server Plugin 99.va0826abcdfad and earlier does not disable a feature of its command parser that replaces an '@' character followed by a file path in an argument with the file's contents, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to read content from arbitrary files on the Jenki...

Arbitrary file read vulnerability through the CLI can lead to RCE

Jenkins has a built-in command line interface CLI to access Jenkins from a script or shell environment. Jenkins uses the https://github.com/kohsuke/args4jargs4j library to parse command arguments and options on the Jenkins controller when processing CLI commands. This command parser has a feature...

Webinar – Leverage Zero Trust Security to Minimize Your Attack Surface

Digital expansion inevitably increases the external attack surface, making you susceptible to cyberthreats. Threat actors increasingly exploit the vulnerabilities stemming from software and infrastructure exposed to the internet; this ironically includes security tools, particularly firewalls and...

Rapid7’s Data-Centric Approach to AI in Belfast

Authored by Stuart Millar and Ryan Wilson. Rapid7 has expanded significantly in Belfast since establishing a presence back in 2014, resulting in the company's largest R&D hub outside the US with over 350 people spread across eight floors in our Chichester Street office. There is a wide range of...

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49555

An issue in YASM 1.3.0.86.g9def allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the expandsmacro function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp.c component...

YASM Security Vulnerabilities

yasm is a completely rewritten Netwide assembler from the yasm open source. A security vulnerability exists in YASM version 1.3.0.86.g9def, which stems from a Denial of Service DOS vulnerability in the expandsmacro function in the /preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp.c component...

OESA-2023-1976 openssh security update

OpenSSH is the premier connectivity tool for remote login with the SSH protocol. \ It encrypts all traffic to eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and \ other attacks. In addition, OpenSSH provides a large suite of secure tunneling \ capabilities, several authentication methods, and...