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Amazon Linux 2 : xmlrpc-c (ALAS-2022-1795)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 161457
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of xmlrpc-c installed on the remote host is prior to 1.32.5-1905.svn2451. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1795 advisory.- xmltok_impl.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 lacks certain validation of encoding, such as checks for whether a UTF-8 character is valid in a certain context. (CVE-2022-25235)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update xmlrpc-c' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 161457
File Name: al2_ALAS-2022-1795.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 5/24/2022
Updated: 5/24/2022
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
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-2022-25235
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xmlrpc-c-client%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xmlrpc-c-c%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xmlrpc-c-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xmlrpc-c-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xmlrpc-c-apps, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xmlrpc-c, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xmlrpc-c-client
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/20/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/16/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-25235