Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840679
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1153-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the USN-1153-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the USN-1153-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Chris Evans discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled memory allocation. If an application using libxml2 opened a specially crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute code as the user invoking the program. Affected Software/OS: 'libxml2' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 11.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1944 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html BugTraq ID: 48056 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48056 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://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/05/libxml-vulnerability-and-interesting.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/8 http://www.osvdb.org/73248 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0217 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html http://secunia.com/advisories/44711 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
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG

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