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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63550
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200903-19 (xerces-c)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200903-19.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200903-19.

Vulnerability Insight:
An error in Xerces-C++ allows for a Denial of Service via malicious XML
schema files.

Solution:
All Xerces-C++ users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/xerces-c-3.0.0-r1'

CVSS Score:
7.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4482
BugTraq ID: 31533
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31533
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-1051
http://secunia.com/advisories/32108
XForce ISS Database: xerces-maxoccurs-dos(45596)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45596
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