vulnerability
SUSE: CVE-2012-6702: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 16, 2016 | Apr 26, 2018 | Apr 26, 2018 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 16, 2016
Added
Apr 26, 2018
Modified
Apr 26, 2018
Description
Expat, when used in a parser that has not called XML_SetHashSalt or passed it a seed of 0, makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via vectors involving use of the srand function.
Solutions
suse-upgrade-expatsuse-upgrade-expat-debuginfosuse-upgrade-expat-debuginfo-32bitsuse-upgrade-expat-debugsourcesuse-upgrade-libexpat-develsuse-upgrade-libexpat-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-libexpat1suse-upgrade-libexpat1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libexpat1-debuginfosuse-upgrade-libexpat1-debuginfo-32bitsuse-upgrade-libexpat1-x86
References
Rapid7 Labs
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