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SuSE 11.2 / 11.3 Security Update : libxslt (SAT Patch Numbers 8500 / 8501)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 70843
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Synopsis
The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.Description
libxslt received a security update to fix a security issue :- The XSL implementation in libxslt allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid DTD. (addendum due to incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2825). (CVE-2013-4520)
Solution
Apply SAT patch number 8500 / 8501 as appropriate.See Also
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849019
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3970.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2825.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 70843
File Name: suse_11_libxslt-131106.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 11/12/2013
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libxslt, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libxslt-32bit
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 11/6/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3970, CVE-2012-2825, CVE-2012-6139, CVE-2013-4520