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FKIE_CVE-2017-18926

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-11-06 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:13
Summary
raptor_xml_writer_start_element_common in raptor_xml_writer.c in Raptor RDF Syntax Library 2.0.15 miscalculates the maximum nspace declarations for the XML writer, leading to heap-based buffer overflows (sometimes seen in raptor_qname_format_as_xml).
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/13/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/13/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/14/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/16/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/16/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/LibreOffice/core/blob/master/external/redland/raptor/0001-Calcualte-max-nspace-declarations-correctly-for-XML-.patch.1Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RD67AVORGQXORPWNYYUHCH6YPPT6CI4O/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RVHFYQDMVEBICIL4DBAGRRLPUR4QYWMV/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WDZRNM45VPTQF2BKRWG4YRCHJGQ2L7NS/
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4785Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/07/1Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/13/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/13/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/14/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/16/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/16/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/LibreOffice/core/blob/master/external/redland/raptor/0001-Calcualte-max-nspace-declarations-correctly-for-XML-.patch.1Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RD67AVORGQXORPWNYYUHCH6YPPT6CI4O/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RVHFYQDMVEBICIL4DBAGRRLPUR4QYWMV/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WDZRNM45VPTQF2BKRWG4YRCHJGQ2L7NS/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4785Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/07/1Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory

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          "vendor": "n/a",
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            }
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      ],
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    }
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      "value": "raptor_xml_writer_start_element_common in raptor_xml_writer.c in Raptor RDF Syntax Library 2.0.15 miscalculates the maximum nspace declarations for the XML writer, leading to heap-based buffer overflows (sometimes seen in raptor_qname_format_as_xml)."
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      "value": "La funci\u00f3n raptor_xml_writer_start_element_common en el archivo raptor_xml_writer.c en Raptor RDF Syntax Library versi\u00f3n 2.0.15, calcula inapropiadamente las declaraciones m\u00e1ximas nspace para el escritor XML, conllevando a desbordamientos del b\u00fafer en la regi\u00f3n heap de la memoria (algunas veces se ve en la funci\u00f3n raptor_qname_format_as_xml)"
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  ],
  "id": "CVE-2017-18926",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:13:50.800",
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  "published": "2020-11-06T18:15:11.967",
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