Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842768
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu Update for expat USN-2983-1
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Gustavo Grieco discovered that Expat incorrectly handled malformed XML data. If a user or application linked against Expat were tricked into opening a crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0718) Affected Software/OS: expat on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-0718 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html BugTraq ID: 90729 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90729 Debian Security Information: DSA-3582 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3582 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/12 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2824 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2824.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2486 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036415 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037705 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1508 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00006.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1512 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00007.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1441 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00064.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1523 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1964 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:2026 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2983-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
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