The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address security updates related to libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document. (CVE-2010-4008
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 116 |
---|---|---|---|---|
OpenVAS | Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1016-1) | 16 Nov 201000:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Apple Safari libxml Denial of Service Vulnerability | 23 Nov 201000:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2128-1) | 8 Mar 202300:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Ubuntu Update for libxml2 vulnerability USN-1016-1 | 16 Nov 201000:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Mandriva Update for libxml2 MDVSA-2010:243 (libxml2) | 9 Dec 201000:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Mandriva Update for libxml2 MDVSA-2010:243 (libxml2) | 9 Dec 201000:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Apple Safari libxml Denial of Service Vulnerability | 23 Nov 201000:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201110-26 (libxml2) | 12 Feb 201200:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201110-26 (libxml2) | 12 Feb 201200:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | RedHat Update for libxml2 RHSA-2012:0017-01 | 13 Jan 201200:00 | – | openvas |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from the Oracle Third Party software advisories.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(80687);
script_version("1.4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4008");
script_name(english:"Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : libxml2 (cve_2010_4008_denial_of)");
script_summary(english:"Check for the 'entire' version.");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch for third-party
software."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address
security updates :
- libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before
7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other
products, reads from invalid memory locations during
processing of malformed XPath expressions, which allows
context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service
(application crash) via a crafted XML document.
(CVE-2010-4008)"
);
# https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/thirdparty-patch-map-1482893.html
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4a913f44"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/cve-2010-4008-denial-of-service-dos-vulnerability-in-libxml2"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Solaris 11/11 SRU 10.5.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:solaris:11.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:solaris:libxml2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/08/21");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/01/19");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Solaris Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Solaris11/release", "Host/Solaris11/pkg-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("solaris.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/Solaris11/release");
if (isnull(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Solaris11");
pkg_list = solaris_pkg_list_leaves();
if (isnull (pkg_list)) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING, "Solaris pkg-list packages");
if (empty_or_null(egrep(string:pkg_list, pattern:"^libxml2$"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libxml2");
flag = 0;
if (solaris_check_release(release:"0.5.11-0.175.0.10.0.5.0", sru:"SRU 10.5a") > 0) flag++;
if (flag)
{
error_extra = 'Affected package : libxml2\n' + solaris_get_report2();
error_extra = ereg_replace(pattern:"version", replace:"OS version", string:error_extra);
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:error_extra);
else security_warning(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, "libxml2");
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