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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2015.0199
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0199)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-XML-LibXML' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0199 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-XML-LibXML' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0199 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated perl-XML-LibXML package fixes security vulnerability:

Tilmann Haak from xing.com discovered that XML::LibXML did not respect the
expand_entities parameter to disable processing of external entities in some
circumstances. This may allow attackers to gain read access to otherwise
protected resources, depending on how the library is used (CVE-2015-3451).

Affected Software/OS:
'perl-XML-LibXML' package(s) on Mageia 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3451
BugTraq ID: 74333
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74333
Debian Security Information: DSA-3243 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3243
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:231
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/30/1
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1506 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2592-1
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