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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71680
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1447-1 (libxml2)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to libxml2
announced via advisory USN-1447-1.

Details:

Juri Aedla discovered that libxml2 contained an off by one error in its
XPointer functionality. If a user or application linked against libxml2
were tricked into opening a specially crafted XML file, an attacker could
cause the application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user invoking the program.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-4ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 11.04:
libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-2ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libxml2 2.7.6.dfsg-1ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libxml2 2.6.31.dfsg-2ubuntu1.9

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1447-1

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:NR/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3102
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
BugTraq ID: 53540
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53540
Debian Security Information: DSA-2479 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2479
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:098
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:056
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0217
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027067
http://secunia.com/advisories/49243
http://secunia.com/advisories/50658
http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
http://secunia.com/advisories/55568
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2013:1627 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0656 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00017.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0731 (Google Search)
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00011.html
XForce ISS Database: google-chrome-libxml-code-exec(75607)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75607
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