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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2016.0253
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0253)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pdfbox' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0253 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pdfbox' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0253 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Apache PDFBox before 1.8.12 does not properly initialize the XML parsers,
which allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity
(XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF (CVE-2016-2175).

Affected Software/OS:
'pdfbox' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-2175
BugTraq ID: 90902
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90902
Bugtraq: 20160527 [CVE-2016-2175] Apache PDFBox XML External Entity vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538503/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-3606 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3606
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137214/Apache-PDFBox-1.8.11-2.0.0-XML-Injection.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ad5fbc86c1d1821ae1b963e8561ab6d6a5f66b2848e84f5a31477f54@%3Ccommits.tika.apache.org%3E
http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201605.mbox/%3C83a03bcf-f86b-4688-37b5-615c080291d8@apache.org%3E
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0179
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0179.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0248
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0248.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0249
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0249.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0272
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0272.html
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