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Amazon Linux 2 : xerces-c (ALAS-2020-1415)

high Nessus Plugin ID 135933

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in xerces-c in the way an XML document is processed via the SAX API. Applications that process XML documents with an external Document Type Definition (DTD) may be vulnerable to this flaw. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by creating a specially crafted XML file that would crash the application or potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2018-1311)

Solution

Run 'yum update xerces-c' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2020-1415.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 135933

File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1415.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/24/2020

Updated: 3/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1311

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-c, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-c-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-c-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:xerces-c-doc, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/23/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1311

ALAS: 2020-1415