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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0214
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0214)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0214 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0214 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Gustavo Grieco discovered an integer overflow flaw during parsing of
XML. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a denial of
service against an application using the Expat library (CVE-2016-9063).

Rhodri James discovered an infinite loop vulnerability within the
entityValueInitProcessor() function while parsing malformed XML in an
external entity. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a
denial of service against an application using the Expat library
(CVE-2017-9233).

Affected Software/OS:
'expat' 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-2016-9063
BugTraq ID: 94337
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337
Debian Security Information: DSA-3898 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9233
BugTraq ID: 99276
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99276
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/17/7
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