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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.72628
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2580-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DSA-2580-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DSA-2580-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jueri Aedla discovered a buffer overflow in the libxml XML library, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze6.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.8.0+dfsg1-7.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'libxml2' package(s) on Debian 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-5134
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
BugTraq ID: 56684
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56684
Debian Security Information: DSA-2580 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2580
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:056
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1512
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1512.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0217
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027815
http://secunia.com/advisories/51448
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-2012:1637 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00004.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0178 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00023.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1656-1
XForce ISS Database: google-libxml-buffer-underflow(80294)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80294
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