CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : libxml2 (CESA-2008:0884)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 34170
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated libxml2 packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The libxml2 packages provide a library that allows you to manipulate XML files. It includes support to read, modify, and write XML and HTML files.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libxml2 handled long XML entity names. If an application linked against libxml2 processed untrusted malformed XML content, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2008-3529)
All users of libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
Solution
Update the affected libxml2 packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?cbdd205d
http://www.nessus.org/u?1f17226e
http://www.nessus.org/u?7e2f7dee
http://www.nessus.org/u?545ec5f2
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 34170
File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0884.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 9/12/2008
Updated: 1/4/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libxml2, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libxml2-python, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3529