Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-673-1)
🗓️ 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-673-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
# 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
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840301");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4225", "CVE-2008-4226");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-03-23 09:59:50 +0000 (Mon, 23 Mar 2009)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:04+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:04 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-673-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(6\.06\ LTS|7\.10|8\.04\ LTS|8\.10)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-673-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-673-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the USN-673-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Drew Yao discovered that libxml2 did not correctly handle certain corrupt
XML documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing
a malicious XML document, a remote attacker could cause applications
linked against libxml2 to enter an infinite loop, leading to a denial
of service. (CVE-2008-4225)
Drew Yao discovered that libxml2 did not correctly handle large memory
allocations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
very large XML document, a remote attacker could cause applications linked
against libxml2 to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-4226)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libxml2' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "UBUNTU6.06 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2", ver:"2.6.24.dfsg-1ubuntu1.4", rls:"UBUNTU6.06 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU7.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2", ver:"2.6.30.dfsg-2ubuntu1.4", rls:"UBUNTU7.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU8.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2", ver:"2.6.31.dfsg-2ubuntu1.3", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU8.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2", ver:"2.6.32.dfsg-4ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU8.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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