Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-1885 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in Apache Xerces-C++ 2.7.0/2.8.0

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
apache
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2009-08-11
Updated: 2017-08-17

Summary

Stack consumption vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 2.7.0 and 2.8.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving nested parentheses and invalid byte values in "simply nested DTD structures," as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Apache
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2009-8350.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes : - Bug #515515 - CVE-2009-1885 xerces-c, xerces-c27: Stack overflow when parsing recursive XML structures Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40757
    published2009-08-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40757
    titleFedora 10 : xerces-c-2.8.0-5.fc10 (2009-8350)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2009-8350.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(40757);
  script_version ("1.12");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1885");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2009-8350");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 10 : xerces-c-2.8.0-5.fc10 (2009-8350)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update fixes :

  - Bug #515515 - CVE-2009-1885 xerces-c, xerces-c27: Stack
    overflow when parsing recursive XML structures

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515515"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2009-August/028369.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d9532e96"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected xerces-c package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:xerces-c");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/08/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/08/25");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

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

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.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) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^10([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 10.x", "Fedora " + 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 ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC10", reference:"xerces-c-2.8.0-5.fc10")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "xerces-c");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2009-8305.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes : - Bug #515515 - CVE-2009-1885 xerces-c, xerces-c27: Stack overflow when parsing recursive XML structures Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40754
    published2009-08-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40754
    titleFedora 10 : xerces-c27-2.7.0-8.fc10 (2009-8305)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2009-8305.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(40754);
  script_version ("1.12");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1885");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2009-8305");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 10 : xerces-c27-2.7.0-8.fc10 (2009-8305)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update fixes :

  - Bug #515515 - CVE-2009-1885 xerces-c, xerces-c27: Stack
    overflow when parsing recursive XML structures

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515515"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2009-August/028271.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a1b03699"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected xerces-c27 package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:xerces-c27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/08/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/08/25");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

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

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.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) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^10([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 10.x", "Fedora " + 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 ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC10", reference:"xerces-c27-2.7.0-8.fc10")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "xerces-c27");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2009-8345.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes : - Bug #515515 - CVE-2009-1885 xerces-c, xerces-c27: Stack overflow when parsing recursive XML structures Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40756
    published2009-08-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40756
    titleFedora 11 : xerces-c-2.8.0-5.fc11 (2009-8345)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2009-8345.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(40756);
  script_version ("1.12");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1885");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2009-8345");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 11 : xerces-c-2.8.0-5.fc11 (2009-8345)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update fixes :

  - Bug #515515 - CVE-2009-1885 xerces-c, xerces-c27: Stack
    overflow when parsing recursive XML structures

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515515"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2009-August/028406.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?456c7ab9"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected xerces-c package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:xerces-c");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/08/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/08/25");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

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

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.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) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^11([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 11.x", "Fedora " + 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 ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC11", reference:"xerces-c-2.8.0-5.fc11")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "xerces-c");
}
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2009-223.NASL
    descriptionA vulnerability has been found and corrected in xerces-c : Stack consumption vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 2.7.0 and 2.8.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving nested parentheses and invalid byte values in simply nested DTD structures, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework (CVE-2009-1885). This update provides a solution to this vulnerability. Update : Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0 customers
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40812
    published2009-08-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40812
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : xerces-c (MDVSA-2009:223-1)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:223. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(40812);
  script_version("1.14");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:52");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1885");
  script_bugtraq_id(35986);
  script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2009:223-1");

  script_name(english:"Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : xerces-c (MDVSA-2009:223-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"A vulnerability has been found and corrected in xerces-c :

Stack consumption vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in
Apache Xerces C++ 2.7.0 and 2.8.0 allows context-dependent attackers
to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving
nested parentheses and invalid byte values in simply nested DTD
structures, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework
(CVE-2009-1885).

This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.

Update :

Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0
customers"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64xerces-c0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64xerces-c0-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libxerces-c0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libxerces-c0-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xerces-c-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/12/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/08/31");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");

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

  exit(0);
}


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


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64xerces-c0-2.7.0-5.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64xerces-c0-devel-2.7.0-5.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libxerces-c0-2.7.0-5.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libxerces-c0-devel-2.7.0-5.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", reference:"xerces-c-doc-2.7.0-5.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_XERCES-C-6430.NASL
    descriptionThe Xerces-c package was vulnerable to various bugs while parsing XML. (CVE-2009-1885)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id41989
    published2009-10-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/41989
    titleopenSUSE 10 Security Update : Xerces-c (Xerces-c-6430)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update Xerces-c-6430.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(41989);
  script_version ("1.7");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:36");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1885");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE 10 Security Update : Xerces-c (Xerces-c-6430)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the Xerces-c-6430 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The Xerces-c package was vulnerable to various bugs while parsing XML.
(CVE-2009-1885)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected Xerces-c packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:Xerces-c");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libXerces-c-27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libXerces-c-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/08/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/10/06");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

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

  exit(0);
}


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

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE10\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "10.3", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.3", reference:"Xerces-c-2.7.0-75.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.3", reference:"libXerces-c-27-2.7.0-75.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.3", reference:"libXerces-c-devel-2.7.0-75.2") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Xerces-c");
}
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_0_XERCES-C-090814.NASL
    descriptionThe Xerces-c package was vulnerable to various bugs while parsing XML. (CVE-2009-1885)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40642
    published2009-08-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40642
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : Xerces-c (Xerces-c-1204)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_1_XERCES-C-090814.NASL
    descriptionThe Xerces-c package was vulnerable to various bugs while parsing XML. (CVE-2009-1885)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40649
    published2009-08-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40649
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : Xerces-c (Xerces-c-1204)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2009-8332.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes : - Bug #515515 - CVE-2009-1885 xerces-c, xerces-c27: Stack overflow when parsing recursive XML structures Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40755
    published2009-08-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40755
    titleFedora 11 : xerces-c27-2.7.0-8.fc11 (2009-8332)

Statements

contributorTomas Hoger
lastmodified2009-08-12
organizationRed Hat
statementRed Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-1885 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future xerces-c packages update in Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.1 may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/

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