| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
This update brings libxml2 to version 2.9.4.
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2016-3627: The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c, when used in
recovery mode, allowed context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of
service (infinite recursion, stack consumption, and application crash)
via a crafted XML document (bsc#972335).
- CVE-2016-1833: libxml2 allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML
document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1834, CVE-2016-1836,
CVE-2016-1837, CVE-2016-1838, CVE-2016-1839, and CVE-2016-1840
(bsc#981108).
- CVE-2016-1835: libxml2 allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML
document (bsc#981109).
- CVE-2016-1837: libxml2 allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML
document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1833, CVE-2016-1834,
CVE-2016-1836, CVE-2016-1838, CVE-2016-1839, and CVE-2016-1840
(bsc#981111).
- CVE-2016-1836: libxml2 allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML
document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1833, CVE-2016-1834,
CVE-2016-1837, CVE-2016-1838, CVE-2016-1839, and CVE-2016-1840
(bsc#981110).
- CVE-2016-1839: libxml2 allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML
document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1833, CVE-2016-1834,
CVE-2016-1836, CVE-2016-1837, CVE-2016-1838, and CVE-2016-1840
(bsc#981114).
- CVE-2016-1838: libxml2 allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML
document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1833, CVE-2016-1834,
CVE-2016-1836, CVE-2016-1837, CVE-2016-1839, and CVE-2016-1840
(bsc#981112).
- CVE-2016-1840: libxml2 allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML
document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1833, CVE-2016-1834,
CVE-2016-1836, CVE-2016-1837, CVE-2016-1838, and CVE-2016-1839
(bsc#981115).
- CVE-2016-4483: out-of-bounds read parsing an XML using recover mode
(bnc#978395).
- CVE-2016-1834: libxml2 allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML
document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1833, CVE-2016-1836,
...
Description truncated, please see the referenced URL(s) for more information.
Affected Software/OS:
libxml2 on openSUSE 13.2
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
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