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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52344
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: xerces-c2
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: xerces-c2

The installed version of xerces-c2 is vulnerable
to a denial of service attack (CPU exhaustion)
if processing a carefully crafted XML file provided
by an attacker.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1575
BugTraq ID: 11312
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11312
Bugtraq: 20041002 Security advisory - Xerces-C++ 2.5.0: Attribute blowup (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109674050017645&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12715
XForce ISS Database: xercescplusplus-xml-parser-dos(17575)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17575
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