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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201311-06 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: November 10, 2013 |
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Bugs: #434344, #444836, #458430, #458740, #466238, #476438 |
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ID: 201311-06 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libxml2, allowing remote |
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attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service. |
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Background |
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libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome |
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project. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-libs/libxml2 < 2.9.1-r1 >= 2.9.1-r1 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxml2. Please review |
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the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted |
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document with an application linked against libxml2, possibly resulting |
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in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a |
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Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.1-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2871 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2871 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2012-5134 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5134 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2013-0338 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-0338 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2013-1664 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1664 |
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[ 5 ] CVE-2013-1969 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1969 |
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[ 6 ] CVE-2013-2877 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2877 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-06.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2013 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |