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AIX 7.2 TL 5 : libxml2 (IJ47597)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 178848

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Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-29469 GNOME libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a double free flaw in the xmlDictComputeFastKey function due to hashing empty strings are not null-terminated. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML content, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition. GNOME libxml2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference flaw in the xmlSchemaFixupComplexType function. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML content, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libxml2_advisory5.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 178848

File Name: aix_IJ47597.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 7/26/2023

Updated: 7/31/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29469

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/lslpp

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28484, CVE-2023-29469