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FreeBSD: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-5300): Python 2.7 -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-5300): Python 2.7 -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
06/16/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/14/2016
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-expat
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-python27

References

  • DLA-508-1
  • DSA-3597
  • USN-3010-1
  • USN-3013-1
  • CVE-2016-5300

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