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GLSA-201612-35 : XStream: Remote execution of arbitrary code

critical Nessus Plugin ID 95738

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201612-35 (XStream: Remote execution of arbitrary code)

 It was found that XStream would deserialize arbitrary user-supplied XML content, thus representing objects of any type.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could pass a specially crafted XML document to XStream, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All XStream users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/xstream-1.4.8-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-35

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 95738

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201612-35.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Published: 12/13/2016

Updated: 1/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

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-2013-7285

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: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:xstream

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-7285

GLSA: 201612-35