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RHEL 7 : xmlsec1 (RHSA-2017:2492)
high Nessus Plugin ID 102634
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for xmlsec1.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2017:2492 advisory.XML Security Library is a C library based on LibXML2 and OpenSSL. The library was created with a goal to support major XML security standards XML Digital Signature and XML Encryption.
Security Fix(es):
* It was discovered xmlsec1's use of libxml2 inadvertently enabled external entity expansion (XXE) along with validation. An attacker could craft an XML file that would cause xmlsec1 to try and read local files or HTTP/FTP URLs, leading to information disclosure or denial of service. (CVE-2017-1000061)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL xmlsec1 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2017:2492.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?a7808eb3
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2492
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 102634
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2017-2492.nasl
Version: 3.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/22/2017
Updated: 11/5/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000061
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlsec1-nss-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlsec1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlsec1-gcrypt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlsec1-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlsec1-gnutls-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlsec1-nss, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlsec1-openssl-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlsec1-gcrypt-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlsec1-openssl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlsec1-gnutls
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/21/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/17/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-1000061