Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libxslt (MDVSA-2012:109)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61962

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in libxslt :

The XSL implementation in libxslt allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect read operation) via unspecified vectors (CVE-2012-2825).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61962

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2012-109.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 9/6/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64xslt-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64xslt1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libxslt-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libxslt1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-libxslt, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xsltproc, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2011

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: 7/23/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2825

BID: 54203

MDVSA: 2012:109