Debian DSA-4042-1 : libxml-libxml-perl - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 104686

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in XML::LibXML, a Perl interface to the libxml2 library, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code by controlling the arguments to a replaceChild() call.

Solution

Upgrade the libxml-libxml-perl packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.0116+dfsg-1+deb8u2.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.0128+dfsg-1+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 104686

File Name: debian_DSA-4042.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/20/2017

Updated: 11/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-10672

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxml-libxml-perl, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/19/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-10672

DSA: 4042

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