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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61904
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1666-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DSA-1666-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DSA-1666-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GNOME XML library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2008-4225

Drew Yao discovered that missing input sanitising in the xmlBufferResize() function may lead to an infinite loop, resulting in denial of service.

CVE-2008-4226

Drew Yao discovered that an integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters() function may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.27.dfsg-6.

For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny) and the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.32.dfsg-5.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.

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-2008-4225
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
BugTraq ID: 32331
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32331
Debian Security Information: DSA-1666 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00472.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00513.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:231
http://www.osvdb.org/49992
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10025
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6234
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6415
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021239
http://secunia.com/advisories/32762
http://secunia.com/advisories/32764
http://secunia.com/advisories/32766
http://secunia.com/advisories/32773
http://secunia.com/advisories/32802
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
http://secunia.com/advisories/32811
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
http://secunia.com/advisories/33417
http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
http://secunia.com/advisories/33792
http://secunia.com/advisories/34247
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
http://secunia.com/advisories/36173
http://secunia.com/advisories/36235
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4226
BugTraq ID: 32326
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32326
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBMA02492
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT100079
http://www.osvdb.org/49993
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6219
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6360
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9888
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021238
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:026 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
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