Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840301
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-673-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the USN-673-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the USN-673-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Drew Yao discovered that libxml2 did not correctly handle certain corrupt XML documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a malicious XML document, a remote attacker could cause applications linked against libxml2 to enter an infinite loop, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-4225) Drew Yao discovered that libxml2 did not correctly handle large memory allocations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a very large XML document, a remote attacker could cause applications linked against libxml2 to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-4226) Affected Software/OS: 'libxml2' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4225 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html BugTraq ID: 32331 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32331 Debian Security Information: DSA-1666 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00472.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00513.html http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:231 http://www.osvdb.org/49992 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10025 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6234 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6415 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html http://securitytracker.com/id?1021239 http://secunia.com/advisories/32762 http://secunia.com/advisories/32764 http://secunia.com/advisories/32766 http://secunia.com/advisories/32773 http://secunia.com/advisories/32802 http://secunia.com/advisories/32807 http://secunia.com/advisories/32811 http://secunia.com/advisories/32974 http://secunia.com/advisories/33417 http://secunia.com/advisories/33746 http://secunia.com/advisories/33792 http://secunia.com/advisories/34247 http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 http://secunia.com/advisories/36173 http://secunia.com/advisories/36235 http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4226 BugTraq ID: 32326 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32326 HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBMA02492 http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444 HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT100079 http://www.osvdb.org/49993 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6219 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6360 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9888 http://securitytracker.com/id?1021238 http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:026 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
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