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HistoryMar 06, 2020 - 12:00 a.m.

Scientific Linux Security Update : xerces-c on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20200304)

2020-03-0600:00:00
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8.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

Security Fix(es) :

  • xerces-c: XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the scanning of external DTDs (CVE-2018-1311)
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(134274);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/03/25");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-1311");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : xerces-c on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20200304)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Security Fix(es) :

  - xerces-c: XML parser contains a use-after-free error
    triggered during the scanning of external DTDs
    (CVE-2018-1311)");
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind2003&L=SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-ERRATA&P=731
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e15a43fb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-1311");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/12/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/03/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/03/06");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xerces-c");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xerces-c-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xerces-c-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xerces-c-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Scientific Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Scientific Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^6([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 6.x", "Scientific Linux " + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"xerces-c-debuginfo-3.0.1-21.el6_10")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"xerces-c-devel-3.0.1-21.el6_10")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"xerces-c-doc-3.0.1-21.el6_10")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "xerces-c / xerces-c-debuginfo / xerces-c-devel / xerces-c-doc");
}

8.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

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