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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.70110
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2011:131 (libxml)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to libxml
announced via advisory MDVSA-2011:131.

Multiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in
libxml/libxml2:

Integer overflow in xpath.c in libxml2 2.6.x through 2.6.32 and 2.7.x
through 2.7.8, and libxml 1.8.16 and earlier, allows context-dependent
attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute
arbitrary code via a crafted XML file that triggers a heap-based
buffer overflow when adding a new namespace node, related to handling
of XPath expressions (CVE-2011-1944).

Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance
Program. Please visit this link to learn more:
http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?cPath=149&products_id=490

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Affected: 2009.0, 2010.1, Corporate 4.0, Enterprise Server 5.0

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2011:131

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
9.3

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1944
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
BugTraq ID: 48056
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48056
Debian Security Information: DSA-2255 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2255
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062238.html
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBMU02786
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT100877
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:131
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/05/libxml-vulnerability-and-interesting.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/8
http://www.osvdb.org/73248
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0217
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/44711
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2011:0839 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-07/msg00035.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1153-1
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