[ GLSA 201209-06 ] Expat: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Expat: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201209-06)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: September 24, 2012
Bug(s): #280615, #303727, #407519
ID: 201209-06

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Expat, possibly
resulting in Denial of Service.


Background

Expat is a set of XML parsing libraries.

Affected Packages

Package: dev-libs/expat
Vulnerable: < 2.1.0_beta3
Unaffected: >= 2.1.0_beta3
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Expat. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted XML
file in an application linked against Expat, possibly resulting in a
Denial of Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Expat users should upgrade to the latest version: