Debian DSA-2717-1 : xml-security-c - heap overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 67102

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Jon Erickson of iSIGHT Partners Labs discovered a heap overflow in xml-security-c, an implementation of the XML Digital Security specification. The fix to address CVE-2013-2154 introduced the possibility of a heap overflow in the processing of malformed XPointer expressions in the XML Signature Reference processing code, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade the xml-security-c packages.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.1-3+squeeze3.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.1-5+deb7u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 67102

File Name: debian_DSA-2717.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/29/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xml-security-c, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2210

BID: 60817

DSA: 2717

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