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SuSE 11.1 Security Update : libxml2 (SAT Patch Number 6571)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 64205

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Synopsis

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

Description

This update fixes several libxml2 integer overflows which could have been used to crash libxml2 parsers or potentially execute code.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 6571.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769184

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2807.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 64205

File Name: suse_11_libxml2-120718.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/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: 7/18/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2807