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Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : libxslt (ELSA-2008-0287)
high Nessus Plugin ID 67692
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:0287 :Updated libxslt packages that fix a security issue are now available.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
libxslt is a C library, based on libxml, for parsing of XML files into other textual formats (eg HTML, plain text and other XML representations of the underlying data) It uses the standard XSLT stylesheet transformation mechanism and, being written in plain ANSI C, is designed to be simple to incorporate into other applications
Anthony de Almeida Lopes reported the libxslt library did not properly process long 'transformation match' conditions in the XSL stylesheet files. An attacker could create a malicious XSL file that would cause a crash, or, possibly, execute and arbitrary code with the privileges of the application using libxslt library to perform XSL transformations. (CVE-2008-1767)
All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
Solution
Update the affected libxslt packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-May/000601.html
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-May/000602.html
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-May/000603.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 67692
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0287.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libxslt, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libxslt-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libxslt-python, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/23/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1767
BID: 29312