Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | expat security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2012:0731 | First vendor Publication | 2012-06-13 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2012-06-13 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Moderate | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| Problem Description: Updated expat packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 3. Description: Expat is a C library written by James Clark for parsing XML documents. A denial of service flaw was found in the implementation of hash arrays in Expat. An attacker could use this flaw to make an application using Expat consume an excessive amount of CPU time by providing a specially-crafted XML file that triggers multiple hash function collisions. To mitigate this issue, randomization has been added to the hash function to reduce the chance of an attacker successfully causing intentional collisions. (CVE-2012-0876) A memory leak flaw was found in Expat. If an XML file processed by an application linked against Expat triggered a memory re-allocation failure, Expat failed to free the previously allocated memory. This could cause the application to exit unexpectedly or crash when all available memory is exhausted. (CVE-2012-1148) All Expat users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. After installing the updated packages, applications using the Expat library must be restarted for the update to take effect. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 786617 - CVE-2012-0876 expat: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS 801648 - CVE-2012-1148 expat: Memory leak in poolGrow |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 50 % | CWE-400 | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') |
| 50 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17120 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17120 | ||
| Title: | USN-1527-1 -- expat vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | Expat could be made to cause a denial of service by consuming excessive CPU and memory resources. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1527-1 CVE-2012-0876 CVE-2012-1148 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 12.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 8.04 | Product(s): | expat |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17603 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17603 | ||
| Title: | USN-1527-2 -- xmlrpc-c vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | XML-RPC for C and C++ could be made to cause a denial of service by consuming excessive CPU and memory resources. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1527-2 CVE-2012-0876 CVE-2012-1148 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 12.04 Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.04 | Product(s): | xmlrpc-c |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17830 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17830 | ||
| Title: | USN-1613-1 -- python2.5 vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | Several security issues were fixed in Python 2.5. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1613-1 CVE-2008-5983 CVE-2010-1634 CVE-2010-2089 CVE-2010-3493 CVE-2011-1015 CVE-2011-1521 CVE-2011-4940 CVE-2011-4944 CVE-2012-0845 CVE-2012-0876 CVE-2012-1148 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 8.04 | Product(s): | python2.5 |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18020 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18020 | ||
| Title: | USN-1613-2 -- python2.4 vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | Several security issues were fixed in Python 2.4. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1613-2 CVE-2008-5983 CVE-2010-1634 CVE-2010-2089 CVE-2010-3493 CVE-2011-1015 CVE-2011-1521 CVE-2011-4940 CVE-2011-4944 CVE-2012-0845 CVE-2012-0876 CVE-2012-1148 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 8.04 | Product(s): | python2.4 |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20103 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20103 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2525-1 expat - several | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that Expat, a C library to parse XML, is vulnerable to denial of service through hash collisions and a memory leak in pool handling. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2525-1 CVE-2012-0876 CVE-2012-1148 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0 | Product(s): | expat |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20359 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20359 | ||
| Title: | VMware security updates for vSphere API and ESX Service Console | ||
| Description: | Memory leak in the poolGrow function in expat/lib/xmlparse.c in expat before 2.1.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted XML files that cause improperly-handled reallocation failures when expanding entities. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2012-1148 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | VMWare ESX Server 4.1 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20396 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20396 | ||
| Title: | VMware security updates for vSphere API and ESX Service Console | ||
| Description: | The XML parser (xmlparse.c) in expat before 2.1.0 computes hash values without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML file with many identifiers with the same value. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2012-0876 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | VMWare ESX Server 4.1 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20541 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20541 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2012:0731: expat security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | Memory leak in the poolGrow function in expat/lib/xmlparse.c in expat before 2.1.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted XML files that cause improperly-handled reallocation failures when expanding entities. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2012:0731-01 CESA-2012:0731 CVE-2012-0876 CVE-2012-1148 | Version: | 29 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 CentOS Linux 6 | Product(s): | expat |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23336 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23336 | ||
| Title: | DEPRECATED: ELSA-2012:0731: expat security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | Memory leak in the poolGrow function in expat/lib/xmlparse.c in expat before 2.1.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted XML files that cause improperly-handled reallocation failures when expanding entities. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2012:0731-01 CVE-2012-0876 CVE-2012-1148 | Version: | 14 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | expat |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23698 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23698 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2012:0731: expat security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | Memory leak in the poolGrow function in expat/lib/xmlparse.c in expat before 2.1.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted XML files that cause improperly-handled reallocation failures when expanding entities. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2012:0731-01 CVE-2012-0876 CVE-2012-1148 | Version: | 13 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | expat |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27196 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27196 | ||
| Title: | DEPRECATED: ELSA-2012-0731 -- expat security update (moderate) | ||
| Description: | [2.0.1-11] - use symbol version for XML_SetHashSalt (CVE-2012-0876, #816306) [2.0.1-10] - add security fix for CVE-2012-1148 (#811825) - add security fix for CVE-2012-0876 (#811833) | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2012-0731 CVE-2012-0876 CVE-2012-1148 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | expat |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-11-16 | Name : VMSA-2012-0016: VMware security updates for vSphere API and ESX Service Console File : nvt/gb_VMSA-2012-0016.nasl |
| 2012-10-19 | Name : Ubuntu Update for python2.4 USN-1613-2 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1613_2.nasl |
| 2012-10-19 | Name : Ubuntu Update for python2.5 USN-1613-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1613_1.nasl |
| 2012-09-26 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201209-06 (expat) File : nvt/glsa_201209_06.nasl |
| 2012-09-11 | Name : Ubuntu Update for xmlrpc-c USN-1527-2 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1527_2.nasl |
| 2012-08-30 | Name : Fedora Update for expat FEDORA-2012-4936 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_4936_expat_fc17.nasl |
| 2012-08-14 | Name : Ubuntu Update for expat USN-1527-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1527_1.nasl |
| 2012-08-10 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2525-1 (expat) File : nvt/deb_2525_1.nasl |
| 2012-08-03 | Name : Mandriva Update for expat MDVSA-2012:041 (expat) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2012_041.nasl |
| 2012-07-30 | Name : CentOS Update for expat CESA-2012:0731 centos5 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2012_0731_expat_centos5.nasl |
| 2012-07-30 | Name : CentOS Update for python CESA-2012:0745 centos5 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2012_0745_python_centos5.nasl |
| 2012-07-30 | Name : CentOS Update for python CESA-2012:0744 centos6 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2012_0744_python_centos6.nasl |
| 2012-07-30 | Name : CentOS Update for expat CESA-2012:0731 centos6 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2012_0731_expat_centos6.nasl |
| 2012-06-22 | Name : Mandriva Update for python MDVSA-2012:096 (python) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2012_096.nasl |
| 2012-06-22 | Name : Mandriva Update for python MDVSA-2012:097 (python) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2012_097.nasl |
| 2012-06-19 | Name : RedHat Update for python RHSA-2012:0745-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2012_0745-01_python.nasl |
| 2012-06-19 | Name : RedHat Update for python RHSA-2012:0744-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2012_0744-01_python.nasl |
| 2012-06-15 | Name : RedHat Update for expat RHSA-2012:0731-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2012_0731-01_expat.nasl |
| 2012-05-17 | Name : Fedora Update for expat FEDORA-2012-6996 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_6996_expat_fc15.nasl |
| 2012-05-04 | Name : Fedora Update for expat FEDORA-2012-5058 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_5058_expat_fc16.nasl |
Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-11-29 | IAVM : 2012-A-0189 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in VMware ESXi 4.1 and ESX 4.1 Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0035032 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-05-07 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_8719b9358bae41ad92ba3c826f651219.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-05-07 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2018-124-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-12 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_9164f51eae2011e7a633009c02a2ab30.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-05-08 | Name : The remote host contains an application that is affected by multiple vulnerab... File : macos_itunes_12_6.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-05-08 | Name : An application running on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabili... File : itunes_12_6_banner.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-05-08 | Name : An application installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabi... File : itunes_12_6.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-02-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2017-260.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-02-09 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-0424-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-02-08 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-0415-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-06 | Name : A vulnerability scanner installed on the remote host is affected by multiple ... File : pvs_5_2_0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch. File : f5_bigip_SOL70938105.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-06-09 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-508.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-06-09 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_c9c252f52def11e6ae88002590263bf5.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-06-08 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3597.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-02-29 | Name : The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2012-0016_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-11 | Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes multiple security vul... File : macosx_SecUpd2015-008.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-10 | Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes multiple security vul... File : macosx_10_11_2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-09-18 | Name : The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch. File : f5_bigip_SOL16949.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-01-19 | Name : The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch for third-party software. File : solaris11_libexpat_20120918.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-01-19 | Name : The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch for third-party software. File : solaris11_python_20130410.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-12-12 | Name : The remote VMware ESXi 5.1 host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. File : vmware_esxi_5_1_build_2323236_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-10-23 | Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes multiple security vul... File : macosx_10_9.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-04 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2012-89.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-0745.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-0744.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-0731.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-04-20 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2013-117.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-01-25 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_11_expat-120424.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-11-16 | Name : The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related pat... File : vmware_VMSA-2012-0016.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-10-18 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-1613-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-10-18 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-1613-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-09-25 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201209-06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-09-11 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-1527-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-09-06 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2012-097.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-1527-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-07 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2525.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20120613_expat_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-21 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_expat-8015.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-21 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2012-096.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-20 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2012-0744.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-19 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2012-0745.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-19 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2012-0744.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-19 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2012-0745.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-14 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2012-0731.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-06-14 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2012-0731.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-05-16 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2012-6996.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-05-01 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2012-5058.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-04-12 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2012-4936.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-03-28 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2012-041.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:56:00 |
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