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CentOS 6 : libxml2 (CESA-2014:0513)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 74094
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated libxml2 packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
It was discovered that libxml2 loaded external parameter entities even when entity substitution was disabled. A remote attacker able to provide a specially crafted XML file to an application linked against libxml2 could use this flaw to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks, possibly resulting in a denial of service or an information leak on the system. (CVE-2014-0191)
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the way libxml2 detected the end of an XML file. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XML file that, when processed by an application linked against libxml2, could cause the application to crash. (CVE-2013-2877)
The CVE-2014-0191 issue was discovered by Daniel P. Berrange of Red Hat.
All libxml2 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected libxml2 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 74094
File Name: centos_RHSA-2014-0513.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 5/20/2014
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-2877
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libxml2, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libxml2-python, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libxml2-static, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-2877, CVE-2014-0191
RHSA: 2014:0513