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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841826
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2214-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the USN-2214-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the USN-2214-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Daniel Berrange discovered that libxml2 would incorrectly perform entity
substitution even when requested not to. If a user or automated system were
tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could
possibly cause resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
'libxml2' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 14.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0191
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
BugTraq ID: 67233
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67233
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0749
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0749.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2372 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
XForce ISS Database: libxml2-cve20140191-dos(93092)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93092
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