Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0009
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0009)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'subversion' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0009 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'subversion' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0009 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Subversion's mod_dontdothat module and clients using http(s):// are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack caused by exponential XML entity expansion. The attack, otherwise known as the 'billion laughs attack', targets XML parsers and can cause the targeted process to consume an excessive amount of CPU resources or memory (CVE-2016-8734). Affected Software/OS: 'subversion' package(s) on Mageia 5. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8734 BugTraq ID: 94588 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94588 https://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2016-8734-advisory.txt Debian Security Information: DSA-3932 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3932 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7798f5cda1b2a3c70db4be77694b12dec8fcc1a441b00009d44f0e09@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037361
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