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SuSE 10 Security Update : expat (ZYPP Patch Number 6703)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 49849

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Specially crafted XML files could crash applications that use expat to parse such files. (CVE-2009-3560)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 6703.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3560.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 49849

File Name: suse_expat-6703.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/11/2010

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: 12/6/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3560

CWE: 119