Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2019· Updated Nov 4, 2025
CVE-2018-1311
CVE-2018-1311
Description
The Apache Xerces-C 3.0.0 to 3.2.3 XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the scanning of external DTDs. This flaw has not been addressed in the maintained version of the library and has no current mitigation other than to disable DTD processing. This can be accomplished via the DOM using a standard parser feature, or via SAX using the XERCES_DISABLE_DTD environment variable.
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Affected products
37>=3.0.0, <=3.2.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >=3.0.0, <=3.2.3
- (no CPE)range: 3.0.0 to 3.2.2
- osv-coords35 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/xerces-c&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/xerces-c&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/xerces-c&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/xerces-c&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.3pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/xerces-c&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.3
< 3.1.4-lp152.5.3.1+ 34 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-lp152.5.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-10.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.5-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-150200.10.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-10.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1-13.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-150200.10.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1-13.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-150200.10.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1-13.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.4-3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-150300.3.6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0702mitrevendor-advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0704mitrevendor-advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7A6WWL4SWKAVYK6VK5YN7KZP4MZWC7IY/mitrevendor-advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AJYZUBGPVWJ7LEHRCMB5XVADQBNGURXD/mitrevendor-advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4814mitrevendor-advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/16/1mitremailing-list
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48ea463fde218b1e4cc1a1d05770a0cea34de0600b4355315a49226b%40%3Cc-dev.xerces.apache.org%3Emitremailing-list
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r90ec105571622a7dc3a43b846c12732d2e563561dfb2f72941625f35%40%3Cc-users.xerces.apache.org%3Emitremailing-list
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rabbcc0249de1dda70cda96fd9bcff78217be7a57d96e7dcc8cd96646%40%3Cc-users.xerces.apache.org%3Emitremailing-list
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfeb8abe36bcca91eb603deef49fbbe46870918830a66328a780b8625%40%3Cc-users.xerces.apache.org%3Emitremailing-list
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00025.htmlmitremailing-list
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00027.htmlmitremailing-list
- marc.infomitre
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlmitre
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