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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.66357
Category:Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1625
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory RHSA-2009:1625.;;Expat is a C library written by James Clark for parsing XML documents.;;Two buffer over-read flaws were found in the way Expat handled malformed;UTF-8 sequences when processing XML files. A specially-crafted XML file;could cause applications using Expat to crash while parsing the file.;(CVE-2009-3560, CVE-2009-3720);;All expat users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain;backported patches to correct these issues. After installing the updated;packages, applications using the Expat library must be restarted for the;update to take effect.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory RHSA-2009:1625.

Expat is a C library written by James Clark for parsing XML documents.

Two buffer over-read flaws were found in the way Expat handled malformed
UTF-8 sequences when processing XML files. A specially-crafted XML file
could cause applications using Expat to crash while parsing the file.
(CVE-2009-3560, CVE-2009-3720)

All expat users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
backported patches to correct these issues. After installing the updated
packages, applications using the Expat library must be restarted for the
update to take effect.

Solution:
Please note that this update is available via
Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red
Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3560
BugTraq ID: 37203
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37203
Debian Security Information: DSA-1953 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1953
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00370.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00394.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00413.html
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02645
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130168502603566&w=2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:316
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/expat-bugs/2009-November/002846.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2295080a257bad27ea68ca0af12fc715577f9e84801eae116a33107e@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad2acee3ab838b52c04a0698b1728a9a43467bf365bd481c993c535d@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb7c64aeea604bf948467d9d1cab8ff23fa7d002be1964bcc275aae7@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10613
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12942
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6883
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023278
http://secunia.com/advisories/37537
http://secunia.com/advisories/38231
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
http://secunia.com/advisories/38832
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
http://secunia.com/advisories/39478
http://secunia.com/advisories/41701
http://secunia.com/advisories/43300
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.486026
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273630-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:001 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:011 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:012 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:013 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:014 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-890-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-890-6
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0896
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0359
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3720
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01274.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051367.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051247.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051228.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051442.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051405.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:211
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:212
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:215
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:216
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:217
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:218
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:219
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:220
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1990430&group_id=10127&atid=110127
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/expat-bugs/2009-January/002781.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad01d817195e6cc871cb1d73b207ca326379a20a6e7f30febaf56d24@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r476d175be0aaf4a17680ef98c5153b4d336eaef76fb2224cc94c463a@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/21/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/26/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/26/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/27/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/22/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/22/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/28/3
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11019
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12719
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7112
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0002.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023160
http://secunia.com/advisories/37324
http://secunia.com/advisories/37925
http://secunia.com/advisories/38050
http://secunia.com/advisories/42326
http://secunia.com/advisories/42338
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:018 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3035
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3053
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3061
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