Description
An issue was discovered in ezXML 0.8.3 through 0.8.6. The function ezxml_decode, while parsing a crafted XML file, performs incorrect memory handling, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read while running strchr() starting with a pointer after a '\0' character (where the processing of a string was finished).
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | mapcache | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 14 | netcdf +1 | 1:4.9.0-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | scilab | 2024.1.0+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | netcdf +1 | 1:4.9.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | scilab +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | netcdf +1 | 1:4.9.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | scilab +1 | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | scilab +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | scilab +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | scilab +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | scilab +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | netcdf +3 | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | netcdf +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | scilab +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | mapcache | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | scilab | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP3 | netcdf_4_7_4-gnu-hpc +4 | 4.7.4-4.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2021:3873-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | netcdf_4_7_3-gnu-hpc +4 | 4.7.3-3.7.2 | SUSE-SU-2021:3805-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE HPC 15 SP1 | netcdf_4_6_1-gnu-hpc +3 | 4.6.1-10.7.2 | SUSE-SU-2021:3815-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 | netcdf_4_6_1-gnu-hpc +3 | 4.6.1-5.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3804-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | netcdf +1 | 4.6.1-5.7.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:3873-1, openSUSE-SU-2021:3804-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | netcdf-openmpi2 +8 | 4.7.4-4.3.2 | openSUSE-SU-2021:3873-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | netcdf_4_6_1-gnu-hpc +4 | 4.6.1-10.7.2 | openSUSE-SU-2021:3815-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | netcdf_4_7_3-gnu-hpc +4 | 4.7.3-3.7.2 | openSUSE-SU-2021:3805-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | netcdf_4_7_3-gnu-hpc +4 | 4.7.3-lp152.2.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:1505-1 |
Advisories 9
- openSUSE-SU-2021:1505-1 Security update for netcdf SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:3873-1 Security update for netcdf SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:3873-1 Security update for netcdf SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:3805-1 Security update for netcdf SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:3805-1 Security update for netcdf SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:3815-1 Security update for netcdf SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:3804-1 Security update for netcdf SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:3815-1 Security update for netcdf SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:3804-1 Security update for netcdf SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025