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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703709
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3709-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxslt' package(s) announced via the DSA-3709-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxslt' package(s) announced via the DSA-3709-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Nick Wellnhofer discovered that the xsltFormatNumberConversion function in libxslt, an XSLT processing runtime library, does not properly check for a zero byte terminating the pattern string. This flaw can be exploited to leak a couple of bytes after the buffer that holds the pattern string.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.28-2+deb8u2.

For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.29-2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.29-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxslt packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'libxslt' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4738
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html
BugTraq ID: 93054
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93054
Debian Security Information: DSA-3709 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3709
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SK4YNISS22MJY22YX5I6V2U63QZAUEHA/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
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