Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120180
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2012-143)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-143 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-143 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: 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) Affected Software/OS: 'libxml2' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). 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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