vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2012-6702): Expat vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 16, 2016 | Jun 20, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 16, 2016
Added
Jun 20, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Expat, when used in a parser that has not called XML_SetHashSalt or passed it a seed of 0, makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via vectors involving use of the srand function.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-lib64expat1ubuntu-upgrade-libexpat1ubuntu-upgrade-libxmlrpc-c-4ubuntu-upgrade-libxmlrpc-core-c3
References
Rapid7 Labs
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