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openSUSE Security Update : mxml (openSUSE-2017-380)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 99015
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update for mxml fixes the following issues :- CVE-2016-4570: Specially crafted XML files could have caused stack exhaustation (bsc#979205)
- CVE-2016-4571: Specially crafted XML files could have caused stack exhaustation (bsc#979206)
Solution
Update the affected mxml packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 99015
File Name: openSUSE-2017-380.nasl
Version: 3.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 3/28/2017
Updated: 12/29/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4571
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmxml1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mxml, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmxml1-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mxml-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mxml-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mxml-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmxml1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmxml1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-4570, CVE-2016-4571