Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2021.4784.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4784-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'xerces-c' package(s) announced via the USN-4784-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'xerces-c' package(s) announced via the USN-4784-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that Xerces-C++ XML Parser mishandles certain kinds of external DTD references, resulting in a user-after-free. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue affected only Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-2099) It was discovered that Xerces-C++ XML Parser fails to successfully parse a DTD that is too deeply nested. An unauthenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. This issue affected only Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-4463) It was discovered that Xerces-C++ mishandles certain kinds of external DTD references, resulting in dereference of a NULL pointer. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-12627) Affected Software/OS: 'xerces-c' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-2099 BugTraq ID: 90502 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90502 Debian Security Information: DSA-3579 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3579 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-46 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/7 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1744 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00016.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1808 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00053.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:2232 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00013.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4463 1036211 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036211 20160629 CVE-2016-4463: Apache Xerces-C XML Parser Crashes on Malformed DTD http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538784/100/0/threaded 91501 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91501 DSA-3610 https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3610 RHSA-2018:3335 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3335 RHSA-2018:3506 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3506 RHSA-2018:3514 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3514 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137714/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Crash.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2016-4463.txt https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-2069 https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10510&version=12336069 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html openSUSE-SU-2016:1808 openSUSE-SU-2016:2232 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-12627 BugTraq ID: 103219 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103219 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00032.html http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q1/203
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