Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2012.341.03
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2012-341-03)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the SSA:2012-341-03 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the SSA:2012-341-03 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/libxml2-2.8.0-i486-2_slack14.0.txz: Rebuilt. Patched a heap-based buffer underflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted entities in an XML document. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'libxml2' package(s) on Slackware 12.1, Slackware 12.2, Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware current. 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-2012-5134 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html BugTraq ID: 56684 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56684 Debian Security Information: DSA-2580 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2580 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:056 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1512 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1512.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0217 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027815 http://secunia.com/advisories/51448 http://secunia.com/advisories/54886 http://secunia.com/advisories/55568 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2013:1627 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1637 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00004.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0178 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00023.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1656-1 XForce ISS Database: google-libxml-buffer-underflow(80294) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80294
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