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RHEL 5 : xerces-j2 (RHSA-2009:1615)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 42944

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated xerces-j2 packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The xerces-j2 packages provide the Apache Xerces2 Java Parser, a high-performance XML parser. A Document Type Definition (DTD) defines the legal syntax (and also which elements can be used) for certain types of files, such as XML files.

A flaw was found in the way the Apache Xerces2 Java Parser processed the SYSTEM identifier in DTDs. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XML file, which once parsed by an application using the Apache Xerces2 Java Parser, would lead to a denial of service (application hang due to excessive CPU use). (CVE-2009-2625)

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. Applications using the Apache Xerces2 Java Parser must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2625

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1615

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 42944

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1615.nasl

Version: 1.28

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/1/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

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: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xerces-j2-javadoc-other, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xerces-j2-scripts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xerces-j2-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xerces-j2-javadoc-impl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xerces-j2-javadoc-apis, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xerces-j2-javadoc-xni, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xerces-j2, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/30/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2625

BID: 35958

CWE: 264

RHSA: 2009:1615