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Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for xmlsec1 (EulerOS-SA-2017-1193)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Huawei EulerOS Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.8

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'xmlsec1' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2017-1193 advisory.

Insight

Insight

It was discovered xmlsec1's use of libxml2 inadvertently enabled external entity expansion (XXE) along with validation. An attacker could craft an XML file that would cause xmlsec1 to try and read local files or HTTP/FTP URLs, leading to information disclosure or denial of service. (CVE-2017-1000061)

Affected Software

Affected Software

'xmlsec1' package(s) on Huawei EulerOS V2.0SP1.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Please install the updated package(s).

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)