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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61776
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1654-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DSA-1654-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DSA-1654-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that libxml2, the GNOME XML library, didn't correctly handle long entity names. This could allow the execution of arbitrary code via a malicious XML file.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.27.dfsg-5.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.32.dfsg-4.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 package.

Affected Software/OS:
'libxml2' package(s) on Debian 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2008-3529
1020855
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020855
247346
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247346-1
261688
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1
265329
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1
31126
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31126
31558
http://secunia.com/advisories/31558
31855
http://secunia.com/advisories/31855
31860
http://secunia.com/advisories/31860
31868
http://secunia.com/advisories/31868
31982
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
32265
http://secunia.com/advisories/32265
32280
http://secunia.com/advisories/32280
32807
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
32974
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
33715
http://secunia.com/advisories/33715
33722
http://secunia.com/advisories/33722
35056
http://secunia.com/advisories/35056
35074
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
35379
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
36173
http://secunia.com/advisories/36173
36235
http://secunia.com/advisories/36235
8798
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8798
ADV-2008-2822
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2822
ADV-2009-1297
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
ADV-2009-1298
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1298
ADV-2009-1522
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
ADV-2009-1621
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
APPLE-SA-2009-05-12
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00000.html
APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
APPLE-SA-2009-06-17-1
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
DSA-1654
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1654
GLSA-200812-06
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
MDVSA-2008:192
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192
RHSA-2008:0884
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0884.html
RHSA-2008:0886
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0886.html
SUSE-SR:2008:018
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
TA09-133A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
USN-644-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/
USN-815-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3550
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-400.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-025.htm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461015
libxml2-entitynames-bo(45085)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45085
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11760
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11760
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6103
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6103
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