MDVA-2009:041 : php

high Nessus Plugin ID 38076

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The previous fix for addressing Bug 43486 (XML parsing ignores encoded elements in character data (e.g. > < etc.)) broke the php-wddx extension. This bugfix release uses backported upstream fixes for both php and libxml2 to address the following Mandriva bugs:

- Bug 43486 - XML parsing ignores encoded elements in character data (e.g. > < etc.) - Bug 48707 - Installation of php-wddx doesn't seems to work

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVA-2009:041

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 38076

File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2009-041.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:linux

Required KB Items: Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2009