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openSUSE: Security Advisory for libxml2 (openSUSE-SU-2012:0107-1)

🗓️ 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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Security Advisory for libxml2 package(s) missing update, fixes heap-based buffer overflow CVE-2011-391

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.850249");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-08-02 22:43:25 +0530 (Thu, 02 Aug 2012)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-3919");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_xref(name:"openSUSE-SU", value:"2012:0107-1");
  script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for libxml2 (openSUSE-SU-2012:0107-1)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(openSUSE11\.4|openSUSE11\.3)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"libxml2 on openSUSE 11.4, openSUSE 11.3");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A heap-based buffer overflow during decoding of entity
  references with overly long names has been fixed.
  CVE-2011-3919 has been assigned.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

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

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

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

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "openSUSE11.4") {
  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2", rpm:"libxml2~2.7.8~16.21.1", rls:"openSUSE11.4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-devel", rpm:"libxml2-devel~2.7.8~16.21.1", rls:"openSUSE11.4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-32bit", rpm:"libxml2-32bit~2.7.8~16.21.1", rls:"openSUSE11.4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-devel-32bit", rpm:"libxml2-devel-32bit~2.7.8~16.21.1", rls:"openSUSE11.4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-doc", rpm:"libxml2-doc~2.7.8~16.21.1", rls:"openSUSE11.4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "openSUSE11.3") {
  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2", rpm:"libxml2~2.7.7~4.11.1", rls:"openSUSE11.3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-devel", rpm:"libxml2-devel~2.7.7~4.11.1", rls:"openSUSE11.3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-32bit", rpm:"libxml2-32bit~2.7.7~4.11.1", rls:"openSUSE11.3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-devel-32bit", rpm:"libxml2-devel-32bit~2.7.7~4.11.1", rls:"openSUSE11.3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-doc", rpm:"libxml2-doc~2.7.7~4.11.1", rls:"openSUSE11.3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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