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- perlPackages.XMLLibXMLSimple
- perl5Packages.XMLLibXMLSimple
- perl538Packages.XMLLibXMLSimple
- perl540Packages.XMLLibXMLSimple
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XML::LibXML versions through 2.0210 for Perl read out-of-bounds heap memory when parsing XML node names containing truncated UTF-8 byte sequences
XML::LibXML versions through 2.0210 for Perl read out-of-bounds heap memory when parsing XML node names containing truncated UTF-8 byte sequences. A node name ending in the middle of a multi byte UTF-8 sequence causes the parser to read past the end of the input string into adjacent heap memory. Any Perl process that passes attacker controlled strings to XML::LibXML's DOM node-name methods can reach this path on the default API. The likely consequence is a crash, causing denial of service.
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Affected products
XML-LibXML
- =<2.0210
Matching in nixpkgs
pkgs.perlPackages.XMLLibXML
Perl Binding for libxml2
pkgs.perl5Packages.XMLLibXML
Perl Binding for libxml2
pkgs.perl538Packages.XMLLibXML
None
pkgs.perl540Packages.XMLLibXML
None
Ignored packages (4)
pkgs.perlPackages.XMLLibXMLSimple
API for simple XML files
pkgs.perl5Packages.XMLLibXMLSimple
API for simple XML files
pkgs.perl538Packages.XMLLibXMLSimple
None
pkgs.perl540Packages.XMLLibXMLSimple
None