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openSUSE Security Update : libxslt / libxslt-python (openSUSE-SU-2012:0883-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74680

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Changes in libxslt, libxslt-python :

 - fixing an incorrect read operation in the XSL implementation (CVE-2012-2825, bnc#769182) that could cause a DoS condition

Solution

Update the affected libxslt / libxslt-python packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769182

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00033.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74680

File Name: openSUSE-2012-393.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxslt-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxslt-python-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxslt-python-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxslt1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxslt1-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxslt-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxslt1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxslt1-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxslt-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxslt-python

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2825