Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | XML::LibXML vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-2592-1 | First vendor Publication | 2015-05-04 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2015-05-04 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
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 | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: XML::LibXML could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - libxml-libxml-perl: Perl interface to the libxml2 library Details: Tilmann Haak discovered that XML::LibXML incorrectly handled the expand_entities parameter in certain situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: Ubuntu 14.10: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-libxml-perl/2.0116+dfsg-1ubuntu0.15.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-libxml-perl/2.0116+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.10.1 |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2592-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-611 | Information Leak Through XML External Entity File Disclosure |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Os | 4 | |
| Os | 2 | |
| Os | 2 | |
| Os | 2 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2015-09-08 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2015-571.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-08-28 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2015-1439-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-05-11 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2015-7115.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-05-11 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2015-7258.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-05-08 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2015-231.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-05-05 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-2592-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-05-04 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3243.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-05-01 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-214.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2015-05-14 21:39:01 |
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| 2015-05-13 00:29:07 |
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| 2015-05-06 13:27:45 |
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| 2015-05-04 21:25:51 |
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