MiracleLinux 7 : xmlsec1-1.2.20-7.el7 (AXSA:2017-1915:01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 289530

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2017-1915:01 advisory.

XML Security Library is a C library based on LibXML2 and OpenSSL.
The library was created with a goal to support major XML security standards XML Digital Signature and XML Encryption.
CVE-2017-1000
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux 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 affected xmlsec1 and / or xmlsec1-openssl packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/8348

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 289530

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2017-1915.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000061

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:xmlsec1, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:xmlsec1-openssl, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/30/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000061