Debian DLA-290-2 : opensaml2 security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 85280

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

It was discovered that opensaml2, a Security Assertion Markup Language library, needed to be rebuilt against a fixed version of the xmltooling package due to its use of macros vulnerable to CVE-2015-0851 as fixed in the DSA 3321-1 update.

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Solution

Upgrade the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 85280

File Name: debian_DLA-290.nasl

Version: 2.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/10/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: 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

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsaml2-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsaml2-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsaml6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:opensaml2-schemas, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:opensaml2-tools, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0851

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