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ASA-202011-20: raptor: arbitrary code execution


Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202011-20
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2020-11-19
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-18926 CVE-2020-25713
Package : raptor
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : No
Link :   https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1283

Summary
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The package raptor before version 2.0.15-14 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 2.0.15-14.

# pacman -Syu "raptor>=2.0.15-14"

The problems have been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
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- CVE-2017-18926 (arbitrary code execution)

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).

- CVE-2020-25713 (arbitrary code execution)

A malformed input file can lead to a segfault due to an out of bounds
array access in raptor_xml_writer_start_element_common.

Impact
=====
A maliciously crafted RDF file can crash the application or execute
arbitrary code.

References
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  https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/68613
  https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/07/1
  http://bugs.librdf.org/mantis/view.php?ida7
  http://bugs.librdf.org/mantis/view.php?ida8
  https://github.com/dajobe/raptor/commit/590681e546cd9aa18d57dc2ea1858cb734a3863f
  https://bugs.librdf.org/mantis/view.php?ide0
  https://bugs.librdf.org/mantis/file_download.php?file_id48&type=bug
  https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-18926
  https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-25713