Synopsis: Important: xerces-c security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:0430-1
Issue Date: 2016-03-10
CVE Numbers: CVE-2016-0729
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It was discovered that the Xerces-C XML parser did not properly process
certain XML input. By providing specially crafted XML data to an
application using Xerces-C for XML processing, a remote attacker could
exploit this flaw to cause an application crash or, possibly, execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the application. (CVE-2016-0729)
After installing the update, all applications using Xerces-C must be
restarted for the update to take effect.
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SL7
x86_64
xerces-c-3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686.rpm
xerces-c-3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
noarch
xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-8.el7_2.noarch.rpm
– Scientific Linux Development Team
