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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2812-1)

🗓️ 17 Nov 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'libxml2' package on Ubuntu 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 15.10 is vulnerable to denial of service. Update package to fix

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842535");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-1819", "CVE-2015-7941", "CVE-2015-7942", "CVE-2015-8035");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-11-17 04:31:05 +0000 (Tue, 17 Nov 2015)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:05+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:05 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  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_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2812-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 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(12\.04\ LTS|14\.04\ LTS|15\.04|15\.10)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-2812-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2812-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the USN-2812-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Florian Weimer discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML
data. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause resource consumption,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-1819)

Michal Zalewski discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML
data. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-7941)

Kostya Serebryany discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML
data. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2015-7942)

Gustavo Grieco discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML
data. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8035)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libxml2' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 15.10.");

  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 == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2", ver:"2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.12", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU14.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2", ver:"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU15.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2", ver:"2.9.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU15.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU15.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2", ver:"2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU15.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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02 Feb 2024 00:00Current
7.6High risk
Vulners AI Score7.6
CVSS 26.8
EPSS0.06289
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