Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2016.508
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-508-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'expat' package(s) announced via the DLA-508-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'expat' package(s) announced via the DLA-508-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Two related issues have been discovered in Expat, a C library for parsing XML. CVE-2012-6702 This issue was introduced when CVE-2012-0876 was addressed. Stefan Sorensen discovered that the use of the function XML_Parse() seeds the random number generator generating repeated outputs for rand() calls. CVE-2016-5300 This is the product of an incomplete solution for CVE-2012-0876. The parser poorly seeds the random number generator allowing an attacker to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML file with crafted identifiers. You might need to manually restart programs and services using expat libraries. For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2.1.0-1+deb7u4. We recommend that you upgrade your expat 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: 'expat' package(s) on Debian 7. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-6702 BugTraq ID: 91483 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91483 Debian Security Information: DSA-3597 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/8 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5300 BugTraq ID: 91159 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/5
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