Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Expat vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-4040-1 | First vendor Publication | 2019-06-26 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2019-06-26 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Expat could be made to consume a high amount of RAM and CPU resources if it received a specially crafted XML file. Software Description: - expat: XML parsing C library Details: It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: Ubuntu 18.10: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-4040-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-611 | Information Leak Through XML External Entity File Disclosure |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2019-06-27 00:18:46 |
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