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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892011
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2011-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'xmlrpc-epi' package(s) announced via the DLA-2011-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'xmlrpc-epi' package(s) announced via the DLA-2011-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
An issue in xmlrpc-epi, an XML-RPC request serialisation/deserialisation library, has been found.

An integer signedness error in the simplestring_addn function in simplestring.c in xmlrpc-epi could be used for a heap based buffer overflow and possibly execution of arbitrary code.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 0.54.2-1.1+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your xmlrpc-epi packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'xmlrpc-epi' package(s) on Debian 8.

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-2016-6296
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
BugTraq ID: 92095
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92095
Debian Security Information: DSA-3631 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3631
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00029.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2750
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036430
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3059-1
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