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Debian DSA-1666-1 : libxml2 - several vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 34810
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GNOME XML library.The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :
- CVE-2008-4225 Drew Yao discovered that missing input sanitising in the xmlBufferResize() function may lead to an infinite loop, resulting in denial of service.
- CVE-2008-4226 Drew Yao discovered that an integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters() function may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Upgrade the libxml2 packages.For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.27.dfsg-6.
For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny) and the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.32.dfsg-5.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4225
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 34810
File Name: debian_DSA-1666.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 11/18/2008
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxml2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/17/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-4225, CVE-2008-4226