Detections
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Fedora 10 : xerces-c27-2.7.0-8.fc10 (2009-8305)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 40754
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
This update fixes :- Bug #515515 - CVE-2009-1885 xerces-c, xerces-c27: Stack overflow when parsing recursive XML structures
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Solution
Update the affected xerces-c27 package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 40754
File Name: fedora_2009-8305.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 8/25/2009
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:10, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:xerces-c27
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1885