Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.70605
Category:	FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:	FreeBSD Ports: libxml
Summary:	FreeBSD Ports: libxml
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory. The following packages are affected: libxml libxml2 CVE-2011-1944 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. Solution: Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1944 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/8 http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/05/libxml-vulnerability-and-interesting.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html 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://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html 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 BugTraq ID: 48056 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48056 http://www.osvdb.org/73248 http://secunia.com/advisories/44711
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