Executive Summary
This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
| Summary | |
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| Title | Sun Alert 251406 Security Vulnerabilities in the libxml2 Library Routines xmlBufferResize() and xmlSAX2Characters() May Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution or Denial of Service (DoS) |
| Informations | |||
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| Name | SUN-251406 | First vendor Publication | 2009-02-03 |
| Vendor | Sun | Last vendor Modification | 2009-02-09 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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| 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:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 10 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Product: Solaris 9 Operating System Solaris 10 Operating System OpenSolaris There are two security vulnerabilities in the libxml2 library (see libxml2(3)) bundled with Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 which may impact applications making use of this library. The precise impact will vary depending on the application. The first issue is an integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize() libxml2 function (CVE-2008-4225) which may allow a local or remote unprivileged user who provides a specially crafted XML file to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) to the application which is using the libxml2 library (or potentially to the system as a whole as the application may consume excessive resources). The second issue is an integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters() libxml2 function (CVE-2008-4226) which may allow a local or remote unprivileged user who provides a specially crafted XML file to cause an application crash or an arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the application. Additional information regarding these issues is available in the following documents: CVE-2008-4225 at http://www.security-database.com/detail.php?cve=CVE-2008-4225 CVE-2008-4226 at http://www.security-database.com/detail.php?cve=CVE-2008-4226 State: Resolved First released: 03-Feb-2009 |
Original Source
| Url : http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/sun_alert_251406_security_vulnerabilities |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 50 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
| 50 % | CWE-189 | Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10025 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10025 | ||
| Title: | Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large XML document. | ||
| Description: | Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large XML document. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-4225 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17828 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17828 | ||
| Title: | USN-673-1 -- libxml2 vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | Drew Yao discovered that libxml2 did not correctly handle certain corrupt XML documents. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-673-1 CVE-2008-4225 CVE-2008-4226 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 6.06 Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 | Product(s): | libxml2 |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18412 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18412 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1666-1 libxml2 - several vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GNOME XML library. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1666-1 CVE-2008-4225 CVE-2008-4226 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | libxml2 |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22735 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22735 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2008:0988: libxml2 security update (Important) | ||
| Description: | Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2008:0988-01 CVE-2008-4225 CVE-2008-4226 | Version: | 13 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | libxml2 |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29306 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29306 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2008:0988 -- libxml2 security update (Important) | ||
| Description: | Updated libxml2 packages that fix security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. libxml2 is a library for parsing and manipulating XML files. It includes support for reading, modifying, and writing XML and HTML files. An integer overflow flaw causing a heap-based buffer overflow was found in the libxml2 XML parser. If an application linked against libxml2 processed untrusted, malformed XML content, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-4226) A denial of service flaw was discovered in the libxml2 XML parser. If an application linked against libxml2 processed untrusted, malformed XML content, it could cause the application to enter an infinite loop. (CVE-2008-4225) Red Hat would like to thank Drew Yao of the Apple Product Security team for reporting these issues. Users of libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2008:0988 CESA-2008:0988-CentOS 5 CESA-2008:0988-CentOS 3 CESA-2008:0988-CentOS 2 CVE-2008-4225 CVE-2008-4226 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 5 CentOS Linux 3 CentOS Linux 2 | Product(s): | libxml2 |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6219 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6219 | ||
| Title: | Security Vulnerabilities in the libxml2 Library Routines xmlSAX2Characters() May Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution or Denial of Service (DoS) | ||
| Description: | Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-4226 | Version: | 1 |
| Platform(s): | Sun Solaris 9 Sun Solaris 10 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6234 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6234 | ||
| Title: | Security Vulnerabilities in the libxml2 Library Routines xmlBufferResize() May Lead to Denial of Service (DoS) | ||
| Description: | Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large XML document. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-4225 | Version: | 1 |
| Platform(s): | Sun Solaris 9 Sun Solaris 10 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6360 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6360 | ||
| Title: | Libxml2 Integer Overflow in xmlSAX2Characters() May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code | ||
| Description: | Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-4226 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | VMWare ESX Server 3 VMWare ESX Server 3.5 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6415 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6415 | ||
| Title: | Libxml2 Integer Overflow in xmlBufferResize() Lets Remote Users Deny Service | ||
| Description: | Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large XML document. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-4225 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | VMWare ESX Server 3 VMWare ESX Server 3.5 | Product(s): | |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7803 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7803 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1666 libxml2 -- several vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GNOME XML library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: Drew Yao discovered that missing input sanitising in the xmlBufferResize() function may lead to an infinite loop, resulting in denial of service. Drew Yao discovered that an integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters() function may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1666 CVE-2008-4225 CVE-2008-4226 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | libxml2 |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9888 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9888 | ||
| Title: | Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document. | ||
| Description: | Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-4226 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-13 | Name : SLES10: Security update for libxml2 File : nvt/sles10_libxml23.nasl |
| 2009-10-13 | Name : SLES10: Security update for libxml2 File : nvt/sles10_libxml21.nasl |
| 2009-10-13 | Name : Solaris Update for XML and XSLT libraries 125732-05 File : nvt/gb_solaris_125732_05.nasl |
| 2009-10-13 | Name : Solaris Update for XML and XSLT libraries 125731-05 File : nvt/gb_solaris_125731_05.nasl |
| 2009-10-13 | Name : Solaris Update for libxml, libxslt and Freeware man pages 114015-24 File : nvt/gb_solaris_114015_24.nasl |
| 2009-10-13 | Name : Solaris Update for libxml, libxslt and Freeware man pages 114014-24 File : nvt/gb_solaris_114014_24.nasl |
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for libxml2 File : nvt/sles9p5038083.nasl |
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for libxml2 File : nvt/sles9p5040640.nasl |
| 2009-08-17 | Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-8491 (libxml2) File : nvt/fcore_2009_8491.nasl |
| 2009-06-03 | Name : Solaris Update for XML and XSLT libraries 125732-04 File : nvt/gb_solaris_125732_04.nasl |
| 2009-06-03 | Name : Solaris Update for XML and XSLT libraries 125731-04 File : nvt/gb_solaris_125731_04.nasl |
| 2009-06-03 | Name : Solaris Update for libxml, libxslt and Freeware man pages 114015-22 File : nvt/gb_solaris_114015_22.nasl |
| 2009-06-03 | Name : Solaris Update for libxml, libxslt and Freeware man pages 114014-22 File : nvt/gb_solaris_114014_22.nasl |
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for libxml2 MDVSA-2008:231 (libxml2) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_231.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for libxml2 vulnerabilities USN-673-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_673_1.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for libxml2 RHSA-2008:0988-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0988-01_libxml2.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0988 centos4 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0988_libxml2_centos4_x86_64.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0988 centos4 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0988_libxml2_centos4_i386.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0988 centos3 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0988_libxml2_centos3_x86_64.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0988 centos3 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0988_libxml2_centos3_i386.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0988-01 centos2 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0988-01_libxml2_centos2_i386.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for libxml2 FEDORA-2008-9773 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9773_libxml2_fc9.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for libxml2 FEDORA-2008-9729 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9729_libxml2_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-16 | Name : Fedora Update for libxml2 FEDORA-2008-10000 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_10000_libxml2_fc10.nasl |
| 2009-01-20 | Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:001 (OpenSuSE 10.3) File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_001b.nasl |
| 2009-01-20 | Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:001 (OpenSuSE 11.1) File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_001.nasl |
| 2009-01-20 | Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:001 (OpenSuSE 11.0) File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_001a.nasl |
| 2008-12-03 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200812-06 (libxml2) File : nvt/glsa_200812_06.nasl |
| 2008-11-24 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: libxml2 File : nvt/freebsd_libxml21.nasl |
| 2008-11-24 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1666-1 (libxml2) File : nvt/deb_1666_1.nasl |
| 0000-00-00 | Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2008-324-01 libxml2 File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2008_324_01.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 49993 | libxml2 xmlSAX2Characters() Function XML File Parsing Overflow |
| 49992 | libxml2 xmlBufferResize() Function XML File Parsing DoS |
Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-02-05 | IAVM : 2009-B-0006 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in VMware Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0018295 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-11-26 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2009-0018.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0988.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-03 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 127682-07 File : solaris9_x86_127682.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-03 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 127680-07 File : solaris8_127680.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-03 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 123924-11 File : solaris10_x86_123924.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-03 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 127681-07 File : solaris9_127681.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-03 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 123922-11 File : solaris9_x86_123922.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-09-24 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-10038.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20081117_libxml2_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-04-27 | Name : The remote web server has multiple vulnerabilities. File : hpsmh_6_0_0_95.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_12301.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_12286.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_libxml2-5755.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-27 | Name : The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related pat... File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0001.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_libxml2-081107.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-06-09 | Name : The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several vulnerabil... File : macosx_Safari4_0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-06-09 | Name : The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several vulnerabil... File : safari_4.0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 120954-12 File : solaris8_120954.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 120955-12 File : solaris9_x86_120955.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 123921-12 File : solaris9_123921.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-673-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 120954-12 File : solaris9_120954.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2008-0988.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 120955-12 File : solaris10_x86_120955.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 123920-12 File : solaris8_123920.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-231.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 123923-12 File : solaris10_123923.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 120954-12 File : solaris10_120954.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-01-08 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_libxml2-5802.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-12-03 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200812-06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-12-01 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_libxml2-5799.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-11-21 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_f1e0164eb67b11dda55e00163e000016.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-11-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_libxml2-5754.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-11-21 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-9773.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-11-21 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_libxml2-5756.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-11-21 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-9729.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-11-21 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2008-324-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-11-18 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0988.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-11-18 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1666.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-06-04 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 119467-17 File : solaris10_x86_119467.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-11-20 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 123919-12 File : solaris7_123919.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-11-06 | Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 119467-17 File : solaris9_x86_119467.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
