Debian DSA-3065-1 : libxml-security-java - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78896

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Synopsis

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

Description

James Forshaw discovered that, in Apache Santuario XML Security for Java, CanonicalizationMethod parameters were incorrectly validated: by specifying an arbitrary weak canonicalization algorithm, an attacker could spoof XML signatures.

Solution

Upgrade the libxml-security-java packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.5-1+deb7u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78896

File Name: debian_DSA-3065.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/7/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxml-security-java, 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: 11/6/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2172

BID: 60846

DSA: 3065

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