Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881088
Category:	CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:	CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2012:0018 centos6
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 overflow flaw was found in the way libxml2 decoded entity references with long names. 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-2011-3919) An out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in libxml2. 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. (CVE-2011-3905) All users of libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect. Affected Software/OS: libxml2 on CentOS 6 Solution: Please install the updated packages. CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3905 Debian Security Information: DSA-2394 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2394 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:188 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14761 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0217 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3919 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html BugTraq ID: 51300 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51300 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:005 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14504 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026487 http://secunia.com/advisories/47449 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
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