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CVE-2023-37536: HCL BigFix Platform is vulnerable to an integer overflow in xerces-c++ 3.2.3
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2023-10-11 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-190
Description
An integer overflow in xerces-c++ 3.2.3 in BigFix Platform allows remote attackers to cause out-of-bound access via HTTP request.
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Xerces C++: 3.2.3
- Fedoraproject Fedora: 37
- HCL Software BigFix Platform: from 9.0.0 before 9.5.23; from 10.0.0 before 10.0.10 — fixed in 10.0.10, 9.5.23
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: HCL Software BigFix Platform 10.0.10, 9.5.23. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00027.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7A6WWL4SWKAVYK6VK5YN7KZP4MZWC7IY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AJYZUBGPVWJ7LEHRCMB5XVADQBNGURXD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DAOSSJ72CUJ535VRWTCVQKUYT2LYR3OM/
- https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0107791
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00027.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7A6WWL4SWKAVYK6VK5YN7KZP4MZWC7IY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AJYZUBGPVWJ7LEHRCMB5XVADQBNGURXD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DAOSSJ72CUJ535VRWTCVQKUYT2LYR3OM/
- https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0107791
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