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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2017.1188
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1188-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DLA-1188-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DLA-1188-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Pranjal Jumde (@pjumde) reported an heap overflow in memory debug code of libxml2.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy10.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'libxml2' package(s) on Debian 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2017-5130
BugTraq ID: 101482
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101482
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-24
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=783026
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/722079
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=897dffbae322b46b83f99a607d527058a72c51ed
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00034.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2997
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2997
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