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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 13.10 : libxalan2-java vulnerability (USN-2218-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 74137

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

Nicolas Gregoire discovered that Xalan-Java incorrectly handled certain properties when the secure processing feature was enabled. An attacker could possibly use this issue to load arbitrary classes or access external resources.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/2218-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74137

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2218-1.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/22/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxalan2-java, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxalan2-java-gcj, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxsltc-java, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxsltc-java-gcj, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0107

BID: 66397

USN: 2218-1