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FreeBSD : expat2 -- Fix extraction of namespace prefixes from XML names (6856d798-d950-11e9-aae4-f079596b62f9)

high Nessus Plugin ID 129085

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Synopsis

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

Description

expat project reports :

Fix heap overflow triggered by XML_GetCurrentLineNumber (or XML_GetCurrentColumnNumber), and deny internal entities closing the doctype

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/R_2_2_8/expat/Changes

http://www.nessus.org/u?3c00e943

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 129085

File Name: freebsd_pkg_6856d798d95011e9aae4f079596b62f9.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 9/20/2019

Updated: 9/20/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:expat, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2019