openSUSE Security Update : libxml2 (openSUSE-2017-711)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100884

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for libxml2 fixes the following security issues :

- CVE-2017-9050: A heap-based buffer over-read in xmlDictAddString (bsc#1039069, bsc#1039661)

- CVE-2017-9049: A heap-based buffer overflow in xmlDictComputeFastKey (bsc#1039066)

- CVE-2017-9048: A stack overflow vulnerability in xmlSnprintfElementContent (bsc#1039063)

- CVE-2017-9047: A stack overflow vulnerability in xmlSnprintfElementContent (bsc#1039064)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected libxml2 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100884

File Name: openSUSE-2017-711.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/20/2017

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libxml2-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-2-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libxml2-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libxml2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-2-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/19/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-9047, CVE-2017-9048, CVE-2017-9049, CVE-2017-9050

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