AIX 6.1 TL 8 : libxml2 (IV62447)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77257

Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

Libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the expansion of internal entities within the xmlParserHandlePEReference().

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libxml2_advisory.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77257

File Name: aix_IV62447.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 8/20/2014

Updated: 4/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:6.1

Required KB Items: Host/AIX/lslpp, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version

Patch Publication Date: 8/15/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/15/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0191