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RHEL 2.1 / 3 : libxml (RHSA-2004:650)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15991

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

An updated libxml package that fixes multiple buffer overflows is now available.

[Updated 24 May 2005] Multilib packages have been added to this advisory

The libxml package contains a library for manipulating XML files.

Multiple buffer overflow bugs have been found in libxml versions prior to 2.6.14. If an attacker can trick a user into passing a specially crafted FTP URL or FTP proxy URL to an application that uses the vulnerable functions of libxml, it could be possible to execute arbitrary code. Additionally, if an attacker can return a specially crafted DNS request to libxml, it could be possible to execute arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0989 to this issue.

Yuuichi Teranishi discovered a flaw in libxml versions prior to 2.6.6.
When fetching a remote resource via FTP or HTTP, libxml uses special parsing routines. These routines can overflow a buffer if passed a very long URL. If an attacker is able to find an application using libxml that parses remote resources and allows them to influence the URL, then this flaw could be used to execute arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0110 to this issue.

All users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches and is not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected libxml and / or libxml-devel packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-0110

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-0989

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:650

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15991

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2004-650.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/17/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libxml-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libxml, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/15/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0110, CVE-2004-0989

BID: 9718

RHSA: 2004:650