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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : libxml2 vulnerability (USN-1153-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 55168

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Chris Evans discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled memory allocation. If an application using libxml2 opened a specially crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute code as the user invoking the program.

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Solution

Update the affected libxml2 package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1153-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 55168

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1153-1.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/17/2011

Updated: 9/19/2019

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxml2, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/2/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1944

BID: 48056

USN: 1153-1