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SUSE: CVE-2012-6702: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2012-6702: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
06/16/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/26/2018
Modified
04/26/2018

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-expat
  • suse-upgrade-expat-debuginfo
  • suse-upgrade-expat-debuginfo-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-expat-debugsource
  • suse-upgrade-libexpat-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libexpat-devel-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-libexpat1
  • suse-upgrade-libexpat1-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-libexpat1-debuginfo
  • suse-upgrade-libexpat1-debuginfo-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-libexpat1-x86

References

  • SUSE-SU-2017:0415-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:0424-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2699-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2700-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2701-1
  • DLA-508-1
  • DSA-3597
  • 91483
  • USN-3010-1
  • USN-3013-1
  • GLSA-201701-21
  • CVE-2012-6702
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