FreeBSD : apache-xml-security-c -- heap overflow during XPointer evaluation (81da673e-dfe1-11e2-9389-08002798f6ff)

high Nessus Plugin ID 67103

Synopsis

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

Description

The Apache Software Foundation reports :

The attempted fix to address CVE-2013-2154 introduced the possibility of a heap overflow, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution, in the processing of malformed XPointer expressions in the XML Signature Reference processing code.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2210.txt

http://www.nessus.org/u?fbead9e7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 67103

File Name: freebsd_pkg_81da673edfe111e2938908002798f6ff.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 6/29/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:apache-xml-security-c, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2210