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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201207-02 (libxml2)

🗓️ 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 E-Soft Inc.Type 
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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201207-02 (libxml2) describes a vulnerability in libxml2 that could lead to arbitrary code execution or Denial of Service. Users should upgrade to version 2.8.0_rc1 or later

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71564");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-3102");
  script_version("2023-07-14T16:09:26+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-14 16:09:26 +0000 (Fri, 14 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-08-10 03:22:54 -0400 (Fri, 10 Aug 2012)");
  script_name("Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201207-02 (libxml2)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 E-Soft Inc.");
  script_family("Gentoo Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/gentoo", "ssh/login/pkg");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A off-by-one error in libxml2 could result in execution of
arbitrary code or Denial of Service.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/libxml2-2.8.0_rc1'");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20201207-02");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=416209");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201207-02.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("pkg-lib-gentoo.inc");
include("revisions-lib.inc");

res = "";
report = "";
if((res = ispkgvuln(pkg:"dev-libs/libxml2", unaffected: make_list("ge 2.8.0_rc1"), vulnerable: make_list("lt 2.8.0_rc1"))) != NULL ) {
    report += res;
}

if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
}

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