Debian DSA-3744-1 : libxml2 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 96101

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libxml2, a library providing support to read, modify and write XML and HTML files. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XML or HTML file that, when processed by an application using libxml2, would cause a denial-of-service against the application, or potentially, the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

Solution

Upgrade the libxml2 packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u4.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 96101

File Name: debian_DSA-3744.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/27/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxml2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/23/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4658, CVE-2016-5131

DSA: 3744

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