FreeBSD : libxml2 -- multiple vulnerabilities (0bd7f07b-dc22-11ed-bf28-589cfc0f81b0)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 174396

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 0bd7f07b-dc22-11ed-bf28-589cfc0f81b0 advisory.

- The libxml2 project reports: Hashing of empty dict strings isn't deterministic Fix null deref in xmlSchemaFixupComplexType (CVE-2023-28484, CVE-2023-29469)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 174396

File Name: freebsd_pkg_0bd7f07bdc2211edbf28589cfc0f81b0.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 4/16/2023

Updated: 10/24/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29469

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libxml2, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28484, CVE-2023-29469

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