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RHEL 6 / 7 : rh-java-common-lucene (RHSA-2017:3451)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 194066
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for rh-java-common-lucene.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2017:3451 advisory.Apache Lucene is a high-performance, full-featured text search engine library written entirely in Java. It is a technology suitable for nearly any application that requires full-text search, especially cross- platform.
Security Fix(es):
* It was discovered that Lucene's XML query parser did not properly restrict doctype declaration and expansion of external entities. An attacker with access to an application using a Lucene XML query parser could exploit this flaw to perform XML eXternal Entity (XXE) attacks. (CVE-2017-12629)
For more information regarding CVE-2017-12629, see the article linked in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL rh-java-common-lucene package based on the guidance in RHSA-2017:3451.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/CVE-2017-12629
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1501529
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 194066
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2017-3451.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/27/2024
Updated: 4/29/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12629
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-queries, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-classification, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-solr-grandparent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-highlighter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-analyzers-phonetic, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-suggest, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-analyzers-smartcn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-memory, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-analyzers-stempel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-sandbox, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-parent, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-join, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-facet, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-queryparser, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-replicator, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-analysis, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-codecs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-grouping, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-lucene-misc
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-12629