Debian DSA-3318-1 : expat - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 85032

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Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple integer overflows have been discovered in Expat, an XML parsing C library, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed XML file is processed.

Solution

Upgrade the expat packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.0-1+deb7u2.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.0-6+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 85032

File Name: debian_DSA-3318.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/28/2015

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: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:expat, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, 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: 7/26/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1283

DSA: 3318

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