Debian DSA-3493-1 : xerces-c - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 88976

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Synopsis

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

Description

Gustavo Grieco discovered that xerces-c, a validating XML parser library for C++, mishandles certain kinds of malformed input documents, resulting in buffer overflows during processing and error reporting. These flaws could lead to a denial of service in applications using the xerces-c library, or potentially, to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the xerces-c packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.1-3+deb7u2.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 88976

File Name: debian_DSA-3493.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/26/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xerces-c, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0729

DSA: 3493

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