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OracleVM 2.1 : libxml2 (OVMSA-2009-0018)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 79462
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Synopsis
The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :- Add bug347316.patch to backport fix for bug#347316 from upstream version
- Add libxml2-enterprise.patch and update logos in tarball
- Fix a couple of crash (CVE-2009-2414, CVE-2009-2416)
- Resolves: rhbz#515236
- two patches for size overflows problems (CVE-2008-4225, CVE-2008-4226)
- Resolves: rhbz#470474
- Patch to fix an entity name copy buffer overflow (CVE-2008-3529)
- Resolves: rhbz#461023
- Better fix for (CVE-2008-3281)
- Resolves: rhbz#458095
- change the patch for CVE-2008-3281 due to ABI issues
- Resolves: rhbz#458095
- Patch to fix recursive entities handling (CVE-2008-3281)
- Resolves: rhbz#458095
- Patch to fix UTF-8 decoding problem (CVE-2007-6284)
- Resolves: rhbz#425933
Solution
Update the affected libxml2 / libxml2-python packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 79462
File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2009-0018.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Family: OracleVM Local Security Checks
Published: 11/26/2014
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:libxml2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:libxml2-python, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:2.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleVM/release, Host/OracleVM/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-6284, CVE-2008-3281, CVE-2008-3529, CVE-2008-4225, CVE-2008-4226, CVE-2009-2414, CVE-2009-2416