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SuSE9 Security Update : expat (YOU Patch Number 12529)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 42863

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Specially crafted XML documents could make expat run into an enless loop, therefore locking up applications using expat (CVE-2009-3720).
This has been fixed.

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 12529.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3720.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 42863

File Name: suse9_12529.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/23/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/2/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3720