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RHEL 7 : xmlrpc (RHSA-2018:1780)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 110281
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for xmlrpc.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:1780 advisory.- xmlrpc: Deserialization of untrusted Java object through <ex:serializable> tag (CVE-2016-5003)
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 xmlrpc package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:1780.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?7a567933
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1780
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 110281
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-1780.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 6/1/2018
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5003
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlrpc-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlrpc-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlrpc-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlrpc-server, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xmlrpc
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 5/31/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-5003