Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841137
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1527-2)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'xmlrpc-c' package(s) announced via the USN-1527-2 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'xmlrpc-c' package(s) announced via the USN-1527-2 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: USN-1527-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Expat. This update provides the corresponding updates for XML-RPC for C and C++. Both issues described in the original advisory affected XML-RPC for C and C++ in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 11.04, 11.10 and 12.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Expat computed hash values without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably. If a user or application linked against Expat were tricked into opening a crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service by consuming excessive CPU resources. (CVE-2012-0876) Tim Body discovered that Expat did not properly handle memory reallocation when processing XML files. If a user or application linked against Expat were tricked into opening a crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service by consuming excessive memory resources. This issue only affected Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, 10.04 LTS, 11.04 and 11.10. (CVE-2012-1148) Affected Software/OS: 'xmlrpc-c' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). 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-2012-0876 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html BugTraq ID: 52379 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52379 Debian Security Information: DSA-2525 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2525 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:041 http://bugs.python.org/issue13703#msg151870 http://mail.libexpat.org/pipermail/expat-discuss/2012-March/002768.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:0731 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0062 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2957 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html http://secunia.com/advisories/49504 http://secunia.com/advisories/51024 http://secunia.com/advisories/51040 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1527-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1148 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
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