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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120415
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2012-52)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-52 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-52 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was found that the hashing routine used by libxml2 arrays was susceptible to predictable hash collisions. Sending a specially-crafted message to an XML service could result in longer processing time, which could lead to a denial of service. To mitigate this issue, randomization has been added to the hashing function to reduce the chance of an attacker successfully causing intentional collisions. (CVE-2012-0841)

Affected Software/OS:
'libxml2' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0841
1026723
http://securitytracker.com/id?1026723
52107
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52107
54886
http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
55568
http://secunia.com/advisories/55568
APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-8
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
DSA-2417
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2417
MDVSA-2013:150
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
RHSA-2012:0324
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0324.html
RHSA-2013:0217
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
SUSE-SU-2013:1627
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html
[oss-security] 20120222 libxml2: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/22/1
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=660846
http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8973d58b7498fa5100a876815476b81fd1a2412a
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_0841_denial_of
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