Summary
The remote host is missing an update to xmlsec1
announced via advisory DSA 2219-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202219-1
Insight
Nicolas Gregoire discovered that the XML Security Library xmlsec allowed remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files through specially crafted XML files using the libxslt output extension and a ds:Transform element during signature verification.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.9-5+lenny1.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.14-1+squeeze1.
For the testing distribution (wheezy) and unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.14-1.1.
We recommend that you upgrade your xmlsec1 packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-1425 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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