Scientific Linux Security Update : xalan-j2 on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140401)

high Nessus Plugin ID 73296

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

It was found that the secure processing feature of Xalan-Java had insufficient restrictions defined for certain properties and features.
A remote attacker able to provide Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) content to be processed by an application using Xalan-Java could use this flaw to bypass the intended constraints of the secure processing feature. Depending on the components available in the classpath, this could lead to arbitrary remote code execution in the context of the application server running the application that uses Xalan- Java. (CVE-2014-0107)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 73296

File Name: sl_20140401_xalan_j2_on_SL5_x.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/2/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xalan-j2, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xalan-j2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xalan-j2-demo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xalan-j2-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xalan-j2-manual, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xalan-j2-xsltc, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0107

Detections

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