USN-7199-1: xmltok library vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, incorrectly handled malformed XML data. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2015-1283, CVE-2016-0718,...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : xmltok library vulnerabilities (USN-7199-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7199-1 advisory. It was discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, incorrectly handled malformed XML data. If...

USN-7001-1: xmltok library vulnerabilities

Shang-Hung Wan discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, did not properly handle certain function calls when a negative input length was provided. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2024-45490 Shang-Hung Wan...