Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.870867
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for libxml2 RHSA-2012:1512-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. A heap-based buffer underflow flaw was found in the way libxml2 decoded certain entities. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted XML file that, when opened in an application linked against libxml2, would cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-5134) All users of libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect. Affected Software/OS: libxml2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-5134 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html BugTraq ID: 56684 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56684 Debian Security Information: DSA-2580 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2580 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:056 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1512 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1512.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0217 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027815 http://secunia.com/advisories/51448 http://secunia.com/advisories/54886 http://secunia.com/advisories/55568 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2013:1627 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1637 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00004.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0178 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00023.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1656-1 XForce ISS Database: google-libxml-buffer-underflow(80294) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80294
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