The 'xerces-c' package(s) in SUSE-SU-2024:0300-1 advisory fix use-after-free issue (CVE-2018-1311) potentially leading to DOS
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 123 |
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![]() | Use After Free | 30 Jan 202418:27 | – | veracode |
![]() | Important: xerces-c | 20 Apr 202020:48 | – | amazon |
![]() | Medium: xerces-c | 29 Feb 202410:03 | – | amazon |
![]() | Xerces-C++ vulnerability | 16 Jan 202400:00 | – | ubuntu |
![]() | Xerces-C++ vulnerability | 11 Jan 202400:00 | – | ubuntu |
![]() | Xerces-C++ vulnerabilities | 18 Jan 202400:00 | – | ubuntu |
![]() | CentOS 7 : xerces-c (RHSA-2020:0704) | 6 Mar 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | openSUSE 15 Security Update : xerces-c (openSUSE-SU-2021:2958-1) | 7 Sep 202100:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | NewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05 : xerces-c Vulnerability (NS-SA-2020-0114) | 9 Dec 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM : Xerces-C++ vulnerability (USN-6579-1) | 11 Jan 202400:00 | – | nessus |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2024.0300.1");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-1311");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-02-02 04:20:27 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_version("2025-02-14T08:35:38+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-02-14 08:35:38 +0000 (Fri, 14 Feb 2025)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-01-13 15:05:00 +0000 (Mon, 13 Jan 2020)");
script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2024:0300-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES15\.0SP2|SLES15\.0SP3)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2024:0300-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240300-1/");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1159552");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2024-February/017838.html");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'xerces-c' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2024:0300-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for xerces-c fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2018-1311: fixed use-after-free triggered during the scanning of external DTDs potentially leading to DOS. (bsc#1159552)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'xerces-c' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP3.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "SLES15.0SP2") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxerces-c-3_1", rpm:"libxerces-c-3_1~3.1.4~150200.10.11.1", rls:"SLES15.0SP2"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxerces-c-devel", rpm:"libxerces-c-devel~3.1.4~150200.10.11.1", rls:"SLES15.0SP2"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "SLES15.0SP3") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxerces-c-3_1", rpm:"libxerces-c-3_1~3.1.4~150200.10.11.1", rls:"SLES15.0SP3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxerces-c-3_1-32bit", rpm:"libxerces-c-3_1-32bit~3.1.4~150200.10.11.1", rls:"SLES15.0SP3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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