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Scientific Linux Security Update : libxml2 on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

🗓️ 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Scientific Linux Security Update: libxml2 denial of service fla

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(60342);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2007-6284");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : libxml2 on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"A denial of service flaw was found in the way libxml2 processes
certain content. If an application linked against libxml2 processes
malformed XML content, it could cause the application to stop
responding. (CVE-2007-6284)"
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0801&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=586
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?72684818"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Update the affected libxml2, libxml2-devel and / or libxml2-python
packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(399);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/01/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/08/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/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);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL3", reference:"libxml2-2.5.10-8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL3", reference:"libxml2-devel-2.5.10-8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL3", reference:"libxml2-python-2.5.10-8")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"SL4", reference:"libxml2-2.6.16-10.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL4", reference:"libxml2-devel-2.6.16-10.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL4", reference:"libxml2-python-2.6.16-10.1")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.1")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

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