Update previous fix for CVE-2015-1283 to not rely on undefined behavior. Copied from Debian, as found in Debian package version 2.1.0-6+deb8u2. https://sources.debian.net/src/expat/2.1.0-6%2Bdeb8u2/debian/patches/CVE-2015-1283-refix.patch/ From 29a11774d8ebbafe8418b4a5ffb4cc1160b194a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pascal Cuoq Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 09:05:46 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Avoid relying on undefined behavior in CVE-2015-1283 fix. --- expat/lib/xmlparse.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/xmlparse.c b/lib/xmlparse.c index 13e080d..cdb12ef 100644 --- a/lib/xmlparse.c +++ b/lib/xmlparse.c @@ -1695,7 +1695,8 @@ XML_GetBuffer(XML_Parser parser, int len } if (len > bufferLim - bufferEnd) { - int neededSize = len + (int)(bufferEnd - bufferPtr); + /* Do not invoke signed arithmetic overflow: */ + int neededSize = (int) ((unsigned)len + (unsigned)(bufferEnd - bufferPtr)); /* BEGIN MOZILLA CHANGE (sanity check neededSize) */ if (neededSize < 0) { errorCode = XML_ERROR_NO_MEMORY; @@ -1729,7 +1730,8 @@ XML_GetBuffer(XML_Parser parser, int len if (bufferSize == 0) bufferSize = INIT_BUFFER_SIZE; do { - bufferSize *= 2; + /* Do not invoke signed arithmetic overflow: */ + bufferSize = (int) (2U * (unsigned) bufferSize); /* BEGIN MOZILLA CHANGE (prevent infinite loop on overflow) */ } while (bufferSize < neededSize && bufferSize > 0); /* END MOZILLA CHANGE */ -- 2.8.2