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Amazon Linux AMI : expat (ALAS-2020-1364)

high Nessus Plugin ID 136625

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a large amount of compressed XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-1283 .
(CVE-2015-2716)

Solution

Run 'yum update expat' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2020-1364.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 136625

File Name: ala_ALAS-2020-1364.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/15/2020

Updated: 3/12/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-2716

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:expat-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:expat-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:expat

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-2716

ALAS: 2020-1364