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HistoryNov 18, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

CentOS: Security Advisory for libxml2 (CESA-2020:3996)

2021-11-1800:00:00
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3

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

0.009 Low

EPSS

Percentile

82.2%

The remote host is missing an update for the

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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.883387");
  script_version("2021-11-29T14:01:10+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-19956", "CVE-2019-20388", "CVE-2020-7595");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-11-29 14:01:10 +0000 (Mon, 29 Nov 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-04-20 20:47:00 +0000 (Tue, 20 Apr 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-11-18 02:02:01 +0000 (Thu, 18 Nov 2021)");
  script_name("CentOS: Security Advisory for libxml2 (CESA-2020:3996)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  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=CentOS7");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"CESA-2020:3996");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2021-November/048377.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2'
  package(s) announced via the CESA-2020:3996 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation
of various XML standards.

Security Fix(es):

  * libxml2: memory leak in xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover in parser.c
(CVE-2019-19956)

  * libxml2: memory leak in xmlSchemaPreRun in xmlschemas.c (CVE-2019-20388)

  * libxml2: infinite loop in xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in some end-of-file
situations (CVE-2020-7595)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.9 Release Notes linked from the References section.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libxml2' package(s) on CentOS 7.");

  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-rpm.inc");

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

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "CentOS7") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2", rpm:"libxml2~2.9.1~6.el7.5", rls:"CentOS7"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-devel", rpm:"libxml2-devel~2.9.1~6.el7.5", rls:"CentOS7"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-python", rpm:"libxml2-python~2.9.1~6.el7.5", rls:"CentOS7"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-static", rpm:"libxml2-static~2.9.1~6.el7.5", rls:"CentOS7"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

0.009 Low

EPSS

Percentile

82.2%