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Scientific Linux Security Update : libxml2 on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120918)

2012-09-1900:00:00
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The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.

Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in the way libxml2 handled documents that enable entity expansion. A remote attacker could provide a large, specially crafted XML file that, when opened in an application linked against libxml2, would cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-2807)

A one byte buffer overflow was found in the way libxml2 evaluated certain parts of XML Pointer Language (XPointer) expressions. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XML file that, when opened in an application linked against libxml2, would cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2011-3102)

All users of libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.

#%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(62197);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-3102", "CVE-2012-2807");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : libxml2 on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120918)");
  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:
"The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the
implementation of various XML standards.

Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer
overflows, were found in the way libxml2 handled documents that enable
entity expansion. A remote attacker could provide a large, specially
crafted XML file that, when opened in an application linked against
libxml2, would cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the
application. (CVE-2012-2807)

A one byte buffer overflow was found in the way libxml2 evaluated
certain parts of XML Pointer Language (XPointer) expressions. A remote
attacker could provide a specially crafted XML file that, when opened
in an application linked against libxml2, would cause the application
to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the user running the application. (CVE-2011-3102)

All users of libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain backported patches to correct these issues. The desktop
must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take
effect."
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1209&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=3280
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?86e4a888"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2-python");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/05/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/09/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/09/19");
  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("misc_func.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");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Scientific Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Scientific Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^6([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 6.x", "Scientific Linux " + os_ver);
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:"SL5", reference:"libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.5")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libxml2-2.7.6-8.el6_3.3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libxml2-devel-2.7.6-8.el6_3.3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libxml2-python-2.7.6-8.el6_3.3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libxml2-static-2.7.6-8.el6_3.3")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libxml2 / libxml2-devel / libxml2-python / libxml2-static");
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
fermilabscientific_linuxlibxml2p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2
fermilabscientific_linuxlibxml2-develp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2-devel
fermilabscientific_linuxlibxml2-pythonp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2-python
fermilabscientific_linuxlibxml2-staticp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2-static
fermilabscientific_linuxx-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux