Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.883197
Category:	CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:	CentOS: Security Advisory for xerces-c (CESA-2020:0702)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'xerces-c'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2020:0702 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'xerces-c' package(s) announced via the CESA-2020:0702 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Xerces-C is a validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++. Xerces-C makes it easy to give your application the ability to read and write XML data. A shared library is provided for parsing, generating, manipulating, and validating XML documents. Security Fix(es): * xerces-c: XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the scanning of external DTDs (CVE-2018-1311) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Affected Software/OS: 'xerces-c' package(s) on CentOS 6. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-1311 Debian Security Information: DSA-4814 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4814 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00025.html https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48ea463fde218b1e4cc1a1d05770a0cea34de0600b4355315a49226b@%3Cc-dev.xerces.apache.org%3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfeb8abe36bcca91eb603deef49fbbe46870918830a66328a780b8625@%3Cc-users.xerces.apache.org%3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r90ec105571622a7dc3a43b846c12732d2e563561dfb2f72941625f35@%3Cc-users.xerces.apache.org%3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rabbcc0249de1dda70cda96fd9bcff78217be7a57d96e7dcc8cd96646@%3Cc-users.xerces.apache.org%3E RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0702 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0702 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0704 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0704
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