Detections
Analytics
CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : libxml2 (CESA-2008:0988)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 37692
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated libxml2 packages that fix security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
libxml2 is a library for parsing and manipulating XML files. It includes support for reading, modifying, and writing XML and HTML files.
An integer overflow flaw causing a heap-based buffer overflow was found in the libxml2 XML parser. If an application linked against libxml2 processed untrusted, malformed XML content, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2008-4226)
A denial of service flaw was discovered in the libxml2 XML parser. If an application linked against libxml2 processed untrusted, malformed XML content, it could cause the application to enter an infinite loop.
(CVE-2008-4225)
Red Hat would like to thank Drew Yao of the Apple Product Security team for reporting these issues.
Users of libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected libxml2 packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?670920aa
http://www.nessus.org/u?91ed551d
http://www.nessus.org/u?a556f096
http://www.nessus.org/u?b2da5874
http://www.nessus.org/u?2dbbca13
http://www.nessus.org/u?0db6cac8
http://www.nessus.org/u?4e1df22d
http://www.nessus.org/u?5784e79b
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 37692
File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0988.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 4/23/2009
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libxml2, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libxml2-python, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 11/18/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/25/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-4225, CVE-2008-4226