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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 18:25:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: cve-assign@...re.org
To: martijn@...aard.eu
Cc: cve-assign@...re.org, oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: CVE request libaxl <= 0.6.9

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> I'm coordinating this together with the developers of libaxl (which
> will release a fix later today).
> 
> Because of a bug in the memory allocator of libaxl can the parsing of
> a specially crafted xml document result in a heap overflow.
> 
> There is at least 1 known case where an application uses libaxl to
> parse incoming user supplied xml data, unauthenticated and over the
> network. In the best situation this results in DoS by memory
> corruption, but RCE is for a (skilled) attacker most likely within
> range.

Use CVE-2015-3450.


> I hope this is all the information you need, as this is my first CVE
> request

As suggested at the end of the
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/16/17 post, the
approach you're using (writing to oss-security about a case where the
source-code details of the bug remain private) typically should be
accompanied by a link between the oss-security thread and any later
disclosure.

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CVE assignment team, MITRE CVE Numbering Authority
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202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730 USA
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