CVE-2024-23807
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-02-28 13:50
Modified
2024-08-01 23:13
Severity ?
Summary
Apache Xerces C++: Use-after-free on external DTD scan
References
security@apache.orghttps://github.com/apache/xerces-c/pull/54Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/c497tgn864tsbm8w0bo3f0d81s07zk9rPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/apache/xerces-c/pull/54Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread/c497tgn864tsbm8w0bo3f0d81s07zk9rMailing List, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Apache Software FoundationApache Xerces C++
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