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HistoryMar 05, 2013 - 12:00 a.m.

CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2013:0581 centos5

2013-03-0500:00:00
Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG
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7

9.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.012 Low

EPSS

Percentile

85.1%

The remote host is missing an update for the

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 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_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-March/019260.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881617");
  script_version("2023-07-10T08:07:43+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-10 08:07:43 +0000 (Mon, 10 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-03-05 09:43:19 +0530 (Tue, 05 Mar 2013)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-0338");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2013:0581");
  script_name("CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2013:0581 centos5");

  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) 2013 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS5");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"libxml2 on CentOS 5");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation
  of various XML standards.

  A denial of service flaw was found in the way libxml2 performed string
  substitutions when entity values for entity references replacement was
  enabled. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted XML file that,
  when processed by an application linked against libxml2, would lead to
  excessive CPU consumption. (CVE-2013-0338)

  All users of libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
  which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. The desktop must
  be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.");
  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 = "";

if(release == "CentOS5")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2", rpm:"libxml2~2.6.26~2.1.21.el5_9.1", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-devel", rpm:"libxml2-devel~2.6.26~2.1.21.el5_9.1", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-python", rpm:"libxml2-python~2.6.26~2.1.21.el5_9.1", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

9.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.012 Low

EPSS

Percentile

85.1%