openSUSE Security Update : jgraphx (openSUSE-2018-228)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 107183

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for jgraphx fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed :

- CVE-2017-18197: Fixed missing flags in SAXParserFactory instance in convert() to prevent XML External Entity (XXE) attacks (boo#1083413).

Solution

Update the affected jgraphx package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1083413

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 107183

File Name: openSUSE-2018-228.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/7/2018

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:jgraphx, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/6/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-18197