openSUSE Security Update : libxml2 (openSUSE-SU-2012:0975-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74708

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Fixed an integer overflow in libxml2 which could lead to crashes or potential code execution.

Solution

Update the affected libxml2 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74708

File Name: openSUSE-2012-501.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/2/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2807

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