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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52312
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: libxml
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following packages are affected:

libxml, libxml2

CVE-2004-0989
Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and
possibly other versions, may allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code via (1) a long FTP URL that is not properly handled by
the xmlNanoFTPScanURL function, (2) a long proxy URL containing FTP
data that is not properly handled by the xmlNanoFTPScanProxy function,
and other overflows related to manipulation of DNS length values,
including (3) xmlNanoFTPConnect, (4) xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost, and (5)
xmlNanoHTTPConnectHost.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0989
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Jan/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 11526
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11526
Bugtraq: 20041026 libxml2 remote buffer overflows (not in xml parsing code though) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109880813013482&w=2
Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: P-029
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-029.shtml
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2004:890
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000890
Debian Security Information: DSA-582 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-582
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-05.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/11179
http://www.osvdb.org/11180
http://www.osvdb.org/11324
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10505
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1173
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-615.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-650.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011941
http://secunia.com/advisories/13000
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:001 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_01_sr.html
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-89-1/
XForce ISS Database: libxml2-nanoftp-file-bo(17872)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17872
XForce ISS Database: libxml2-nanohttp-file-bo(17876)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17876
XForce ISS Database: libxml2-xmlnanoftpscanproxy-bo(17875)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17875
XForce ISS Database: libxml2-xmlnanoftpscanurl-bo(17870)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17870
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