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Amazon Linux AMI : xerces-j2 (ALAS-2014-436)
high Nessus Plugin ID 78779
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
A resource consumption issue was found in the way Xerces-J handled XML declarations. A remote attacker could use an XML document with a specially crafted declaration using a long pseudo-attribute name that, when parsed by an application using Xerces-J, would cause that application to use an excessive amount of CPU.Solution
Run 'yum update xerces-j2' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 78779
File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-436.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 11/3/2014
Updated: 4/18/2018
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-j2-javadoc-xni, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-j2-scripts, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-j2-javadoc-other, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-j2-demo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-j2, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-j2-javadoc-apis, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-j2-javadoc-impl
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-4002