Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2016.0189
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0189)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'xerces-c' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0189 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'xerces-c' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0189 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Gustavo Grieco discovered an use-after-free vulnerability in xerces-c, due to not properly handling invalid characters in XML input documents in the DTDScanner (CVE-2016-2099). Affected Software/OS: 'xerces-c' package(s) on Mageia 5. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-2099 BugTraq ID: 90502 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90502 Debian Security Information: DSA-3579 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3579 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/7 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1744 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00016.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1808 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:2232 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html
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