SuSE 11.1 Security Update : libxml2 (SAT Patch Number 5489)

high Nessus Plugin ID 57531

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Specially crafted XPath expressions could have allowed attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact (CVE-2011-2821 / CVE-2011-2834). This has been fixed.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 5489.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=732787

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2821.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2834.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 57531

File Name: suse_11_libxml2-111201.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/13/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libxml2, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libxml2-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libxml2-doc, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2821, CVE-2011-2834