UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12627

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12627
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12627.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12627
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Published
2018-03-01T14:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:21Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

In Apache Xerces-C XML Parser library before 3.2.1, processing of external DTD paths can result in a null pointer dereference under certain conditions.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / xerces-c

Package

Name
xerces-c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xerces-c@3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1-3
3.1.1-3ubuntu1
3.1.1-4
3.1.1-5
3.1.1-5.1~build0.14.04.1
3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
3.1.1-5.1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1
3.1.1-5.1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c-samples",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c3.1",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1-5.1+deb8u4build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / xerces-c

Package

Name
xerces-c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xerces-c@3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1-5.1
3.1.2+debian-1
3.1.3+debian-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c-samples",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c3.1",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / xerces-c

Package

Name
xerces-c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xerces-c@3.2.0+debian-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.0+debian-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.4+debian-2
3.1.4+debian-2build1
3.2.0+debian-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.2.0+debian-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c-samples",
            "binary_version": "3.2.0+debian-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxerces-c3.2",
            "binary_version": "3.2.0+debian-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}