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Posted on 28 March 2026
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6182-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
March 28, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libxml-parser-perl
CVE ID : CVE-2006-10003
Debian Bug : 378412
Joris van Rantwijk discovered that libxml-parser-perl, a Perl module for
parsing XML files, is prone to a heap-based buffer overflow flaw when
parsing an XML file with very deep element nesting.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.46-4+deb12u1.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.47-2~deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libxml-parser-perl packages.
For the detailed security status of libxml-parser-perl please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libxml-parser-perl
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
