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GLSA-201804-01 : libxslt: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 108821

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201804-01 (libxslt: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxslt. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker, via a crafted HTML page, could possibly execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition or leak information.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.30'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-01

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 108821

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201804-01.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 4/4/2018

Updated: 6/7/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libxslt, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/4/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4738, CVE-2017-5029

GLSA: 201804-01