A xmlrpc-epi security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 address a heap based buffer overflow and possibly execution of arbitrary code

Package : xmlrpc-epi
Version : 0.54.2-1.1+deb8u1
CVE ID : CVE-2016-6296

An issue in xmlrpc-epi, an XML-RPC request serialisation/deserialisation
library, has been found.

An integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in
simplestring.c in xmlrpc-epi could be used for a heap based buffer
overflow and possibly execution of arbitrary code.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
0.54.2-1.1+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your xmlrpc-epi packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS