Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842768
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2983-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the USN-2983-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the USN-2983-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Gustavo Grieco discovered that Expat incorrectly handled malformed XML data. If a user or application linked against Expat were tricked into opening a crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0718) Affected Software/OS: 'expat' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 16.04. 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-2016-0718 1036348 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348 1036415 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036415 1037705 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037705 20170227 CVE-2016-9892 - Remote Code Execution as Root via ESET Endpoint Antivirus 6 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68 90729 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90729 APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html DSA-3582 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3582 GLSA-201701-21 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21 RHSA-2016:2824 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2824.html RHSA-2018:2486 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 SUSE-SU-2016:1508 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00006.html SUSE-SU-2016:1512 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00007.html USN-2983-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2983-1 USN-3044-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1 [oss-security] 20160517 CVE-2016-0718: Expat XML Parser Crashes on Malformed Input http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/12 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://support.eset.com/ca6333/ http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-68.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236923 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296102 https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365 https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html https://support.apple.com/HT206903 https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 openSUSE-SU-2016:1441 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00064.html openSUSE-SU-2016:1523 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html openSUSE-SU-2016:1964 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html openSUSE-SU-2016:2026 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
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