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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831714
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Update for libxml2 MDVSA-2012:126 (libxml2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability was found and corrected in libxml2:

Multiple integer overflows in libxml2, on 64-bit Linux platforms
allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have
unspecified other impact via unknown vectors (CVE-2012-2807).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Affected Software/OS:
libxml2 on Mandriva Linux 2011.0,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

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-2012-2807
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
BugTraq ID: 54718
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54718
Debian Security Information: DSA-2521 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2521
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:126
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:056
http://secunia.com/advisories/50658
http://secunia.com/advisories/50800
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-2012:0813 (Google Search)
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15075728
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0975 (Google Search)
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15375990
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1587-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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