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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : audacity (MDVSA-2009:215-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 40700

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability was found in xmltok_impl.c (expat) that with specially crafted XML could be exploited and lead to a denial of service attack.
Related to CVE-2009-2625 (CVE-2009-3720).

This update fixes this vulnerability.

Update :

Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0 customers

Solution

Update the affected audacity package.

See Also

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280615

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 40700

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-215.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Published: 8/24/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:audacity, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3720

BID: 36097

MDVSA: 2009:215-1