Bug 2243426 (CVE-2023-37536)

Summary: CVE-2023-37536 xerces-c: An integer overflow issue that allows remote attackers to cause out-of-bound access via HTTP request
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Nick Tait <ntait>
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Fixed In Version: xerces-c 3.2.4 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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An integer overflow exists in xerces-c++. This flaw allows an attacker using a specially crafted HTTP request payload to trigger an out-of-bounds read, resulting in a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
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Bug Depends On: 2243427, 2243428, 2243429    
Bug Blocks: 2243431    

Description Nick Tait 2023-10-11 23:32:17 UTC
An integer overflow in xerces-c++ 3.2.3 in BigFix Platform allows remote attackers to cause out-of-bound access via HTTP request.

Comment 2 Nick Tait 2023-10-11 23:33:53 UTC
Created mingw-xerces-c tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2243429]


Created xerces-c tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2243427]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2243428]

Comment 4 Sandipan Roy 2023-11-17 07:02:03 UTC
RHEL-6 is Out of Support Scope.
https://access.redhat.com/articles/4997301

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2024-11-04 01:34:25 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2024:8795 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8795