Executive Summary

Summary
Title Apache XML Security for Java vulnerability
Informations
Name USN-2028-1 First vendor Publication 2013-11-12
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2013-11-12
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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 4.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Apache XML Security for Java could be tricked into validating spoofed signatures.

Software Description: - libxml-security-java: implementation of security standards for XML

Details:

James Forshaw discovered that Apache XML Security for Java incorrectly validated CanonicalizationMethod parameters. An attacker could use this flaw to spoof XML signatures.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libxml-security-java 1.4.3-2ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2028-1
CVE-2013-2172

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-security-java/1.4.3-2ubuntu0.1

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2028-1

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19833
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19833
Title: USN-2028-1 -- libxml-security-java vulnerability
Description: Apache XML Security for Java could be tricked into validating spoofed signatures.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-2028-1
CVE-2013-2172
Version: 5
Platform(s): Ubuntu 10.04
Product(s): libxml-security-java
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28055
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28055
Title: DSA-3065-1 -- libxml-security-java security update
Description: James Forshaw discovered that, in Apache Santuario XML Security for Java, CanonicalizationMethod parameters were incorrectly validated: by specifying an arbitrary weak canonicalization algorithm, an attacker could spoof XML signatures.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-3065-1
CVE-2013-2172
Version: 3
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 7.0
Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 7.0
Product(s): libxml-security-java
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 6

Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

Date Description
2013-10-17 IAVM : 2013-A-0199 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in Oracle Fusion Middleware
Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0040786
2013-09-12 IAVM : 2013-A-0177 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0040288

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2015-03-26 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update.
File : debian_DLA-85.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-11-07 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-3065.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-28 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1219.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-01-31 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1209.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-01-31 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1437.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-11-13 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.
File : ubuntu_USN-2028-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-10-17 Name : The remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
File : glassfish_cpu_oct_2013.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-09-13 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1207.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-09-13 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1208.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-09-10 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1217.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Alert History

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Date Informations
2014-02-17 12:02:45
  • Multiple Updates
2013-11-12 21:19:39
  • First insertion