<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="201612-46"> <title>Xerces-C++: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Xerces-C++, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">xerces-c</product> <announced>2016-12-24</announced> <revised count="1">2016-12-24</revised> <bug>575700</bug> <bug>584506</bug> <access>local, remote</access> <affected> <package name="dev-libs/xerces-c" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">3.1.4-r1</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">3.1.4-r1</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p>Xerces-C++ is a validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++. </p> </background> <description> <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xerces-C++. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> </workaround> <resolution> <p>All Xerces-C++ users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/xerces-c-3.1.4-r1" </code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0729">CVE-2016-0729</uri> <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2099">CVE-2016-2099</uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2016-10-15T11:41:27Z">b-man</metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2016-12-24T07:11:18Z">whissi</metadata> </glsa>