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FreeBSD : libxml2 -- cpu consumption Dos (843a4641-9816-11e2-9c51-080027019be0)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 65845
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Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.Description
Kurt Seifried reports :libxml2 is affected by the expansion of internal entities (which can be used to consume resources) and external entities (which can cause a denial of service against other services, be used to port scan, etc.)..
Solution
Update the affected package.See Also
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/391
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0338
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 65845
File Name: freebsd_pkg_843a4641981611e29c51080027019be0.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 4/8/2013
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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
Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/21/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-0338, CVE-2013-0339