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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0218
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0218)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-lxml' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0218 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-lxml' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0218 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated python-lxml packages fix security vulnerability:

The clean_html() function, provided by the lxml.html.clean module, did not
properly clean HTML input if it included non-printed characters (\x01-\x08).
A remote attacker could use this flaw to serve malicious content to an
application using the clean_html() function to process HTML, possibly
allowing the attacker to inject malicious code into a website generated by
this application (CVE-2014-3146).

Affected Software/OS:
'python-lxml' package(s) on Mageia 3, Mageia 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3146
20140415 lxml (python lib) vulnerability
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/210
20140430 Re: lxml (python lib) vulnerability
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/319
58013
http://secunia.com/advisories/58013
58744
http://secunia.com/advisories/58744
59008
http://secunia.com/advisories/59008
67159
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67159
DSA-2941
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2941
MDVSA-2015:112
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:112
USN-2217-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2217-1
[lxml] 20140415 lxml.html.clean vulnerability
https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/pipermail/lxml/2014-April/007128.html
[oss-security] 20140509 Re: CVE request: python-lxml clean_html() input sanitization flaw
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/7
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0218.html
http://lxml.de/3.3/changes-3.3.5.html
openSUSE-SU-2014:0735
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00083.html
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