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FreeBSD : expat2 -- Fix extraction of namespace prefixes from XML names (c5bd8a25-99a6-11e9-a598-f079596b62f9)

high Nessus Plugin ID 128887

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

expat project reports :

XML names with multiple colons could end up in the wrong namespace, and take a high amount of RAM and CPU resources while processing, opening the door to use for denial-of-service attacks

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/R_2_2_7/expat/Changes

http://www.nessus.org/u?28e0326e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 128887

File Name: freebsd_pkg_c5bd8a2599a611e9a598f079596b62f9.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 9/17/2019

Updated: 9/17/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:expat, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 9/16/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/19/2019