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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-28757

high Nessus Plugin ID 228146

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - libexpat through 2.6.1 allows an XML Entity Expansion attack when there is isolated use of external parsers (created via XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate). (CVE-2024-28757)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-28757

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-28757

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 228146

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_28757.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 8/20/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-28757

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:smart, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:expat, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:insighttoolkit4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:swish-e, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:matanza, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gdcm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cadaver, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vtk, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wbxml2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ayttm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:coin3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vnc4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tdom, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:cableswig, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:expat, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxmltok, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxmltok, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xmlrpc-c

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-28757