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Oracle Linux 5 : PyXML (ELSA-2010-0002)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 67979

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2010-0002 advisory.

 [0.8.4-4.2]
 - Use system expat library Resolves: #531852

 [0.8.4-4.1]
 - Fix buffer over read Resolves: #531852

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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 affected PyXML package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2010-0002.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 67979

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0002.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 4/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-3720

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:pyxml

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/3/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3720

BID: 36097

RHSA: 2010:0002