A vulnerability in libxml2 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or unspecified impact via XPath handlin
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2010:260.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(51793);
script_version("1.12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4494");
script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2010:260");
script_name(english:"Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libxml2 (MDVSA-2010:260)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in libxml2 :
A double free vulnerability in libxml2 (xpath.c) allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified
other impact via vectors related to XPath handling (CVE-2010-4494).
Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance
Program. Please visit this link to learn more:
http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?cPath=149&products_id=4
90
The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue."
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64xml2-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64xml2_2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libxml2-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libxml2-python");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libxml2-utils");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libxml2_2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/12/29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/01/28");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2009.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64xml2-devel-2.7.1-1.6mdv2009.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2009.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64xml2_2-2.7.1-1.6mdv2009.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2009.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libxml2-devel-2.7.1-1.6mdv2009.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2009.0", reference:"libxml2-python-2.7.1-1.6mdv2009.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2009.0", reference:"libxml2-utils-2.7.1-1.6mdv2009.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2009.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libxml2_2-2.7.1-1.6mdv2009.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2010.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64xml2-devel-2.7.6-1.2mdv2010.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2010.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64xml2_2-2.7.6-1.2mdv2010.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2010.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libxml2-devel-2.7.6-1.2mdv2010.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2010.0", reference:"libxml2-python-2.7.6-1.2mdv2010.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2010.0", reference:"libxml2-utils-2.7.6-1.2mdv2010.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2010.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libxml2_2-2.7.6-1.2mdv2010.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2010.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64xml2-devel-2.7.7-1.2mdv2010.2", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2010.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64xml2_2-2.7.7-1.2mdv2010.2", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2010.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libxml2-devel-2.7.7-1.2mdv2010.2", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2010.1", reference:"libxml2-python-2.7.7-1.2mdv2010.2", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2010.1", reference:"libxml2-utils-2.7.7-1.2mdv2010.2", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2010.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libxml2_2-2.7.7-1.2mdv2010.2", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
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