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🗓️ 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0836 centos3 i386. The libxml2 packages provide a library to manipulate XML files

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
#
# CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0836 centos3 i386
#
# Authors:
# System Generated Check
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# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
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include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "The libxml2 packages provide a library that allows you to manipulate XML
  files. It includes support to read, modify, and write XML and HTML files.

  A denial of service flaw was found in the way libxml2 processes certain
  content. If an application linked against libxml2 processes malformed XML
  content, it could cause the application to stop responding. (CVE-2008-3281)
  
  Red Hat would like to thank Andreas Solberg for responsibly disclosing this
  issue.
  
  All users of libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
  which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.";

tag_affected = "libxml2 on CentOS 3";
tag_solution = "Please Install the Updated Packages.";



if(description)
{
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-August/015209.html");
  script_id(880019);
  script_version("$Revision: 6651 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-10 13:45:21 +0200 (Mon, 10 Jul 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-02-27 09:02:20 +0100 (Fri, 27 Feb 2009)");
  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: "2008:0836");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3281");
  script_name( "CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0836 centos3 i386");

  script_summary("Check for the Version of libxml2");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms");
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}


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

release = get_kb_item("ssh/login/release");


res = "";
if(release == NULL){
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "CentOS3")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2", rpm:"libxml2~2.5.10~11", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-devel", rpm:"libxml2-devel~2.5.10~11", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-python", rpm:"libxml2-python~2.5.10~11", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
  exit(0);
}

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10 Jul 2017 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
EPSS0.00802
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