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CVE-2023-37536

HCL BigFix Platform is vulnerable to an integer overflow in xerces-c++ 3.2.3

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 11, 2023 at 06:46 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:08 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraBigfix PlatformXerces C++

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Xerces C++· Apache
95%
3.2.23.2.3
Fedora· Fedora Projectrpm
95%
373839
Bigfix Platform· Hcltech
95%
10 ≤ v ≤ 9.5.2210.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.109.0.0 ≤ v < 9.5.239.5 ≤ v ≤ 10.0.9109.59.5 - 9.5.22, 10 - 10.0.9
Affected range stops below 10.0.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.5.23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00027.html
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7A6WWL4SWKAVYK6VK5YN7KZP4MZWC7IY/
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AJYZUBGPVWJ7LEHRCMB5XVADQBNGURXD/
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DAOSSJ72CUJ535VRWTCVQKUYT2LYR3OM/
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0107791

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190CWE-680

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