SuSE 11.1 Security Update : expat (SAT Patch Number 6200)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 64127

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update of expat fixes the following bugs :

- hash collision attack that could lead to exessive CPU usage. (CVE-2012-0876)

- expat didn't close file descriptors in some cases.
(CVE-2012-1147)

- specially crafted xml files could lead to a memory leak (CVE-2012-1148)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 6200.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750914

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751464

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751465

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755377

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0876.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1147.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1148.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 64127

File Name: suse_11_expat-120424.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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:suse_linux:11:expat, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libexpat1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libexpat1-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/24/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0876, CVE-2012-1147, CVE-2012-1148