Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1921-1 expat -- denial of service
- Date Reported:
- 28 Oct 2009
- Affected Packages:
- expat
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 551936.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2009-2625. - More information:
-
Peter Valchev discovered an error in expat, an XML parsing C library, when parsing certain UTF-8 sequences, which can be exploited to crash an application using the library.
For the old stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.95.8-3.4+etch1.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.1-4+lenny1.
For the testing distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your expat packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_amd64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_amd64.udeb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_mipsel.udeb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_1.95.8-3.4+etch1_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_2.0.1-4+lenny1_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_2.0.1-4+lenny1_alpha.udeb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_2.0.1-4+lenny1_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_arm.deb
- ARM EABI:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_2.0.1-4+lenny1_armel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_armel.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_2.0.1-4+lenny1_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/lib64expat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/lib64expat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_2.0.1-4+lenny1_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_2.0.1-4+lenny1_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_2.0.1-4+lenny1_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_2.0.1-4+lenny1_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/lib64expat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_2.0.1-4+lenny1_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/lib64expat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/lib64expat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_2.0.1-4+lenny1_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/lib64expat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/lib64expat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/lib64expat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/expat_2.0.1-4+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/lib64expat1_2.0.1-4+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-udeb_2.0.1-4+lenny1_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/expat/libexpat1-dev_2.0.1-4+lenny1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.