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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4073884f --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200812-06"> + <title>libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities in libxml2 might lead to execution of arbitrary + code or Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libxml2</product> + <announced>December 02, 2008</announced> + <revised>December 02, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>234099</bug> + <bug>237806</bug> + <bug>239346</bug> + <bug>245960</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/libxml2" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.7.2-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.7.2-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + libxml2 is the XML (eXtended Markup Language) C parser and toolkit + initially developed for the Gnome project. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Multiple vulnerabilities were reported in libxml2: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + Andreas Solberg reported that libxml2 does not properly detect + recursion during entity expansion in an attribute value + (CVE-2008-3281). + </li> + <li> + A heap-based buffer overflow has been reported in the + xmlParseAttValueComplex() function in parser.c (CVE-2008-3529). + </li> + <li> + Christian Weiske reported that predefined entity definitions in + entities are not properly handled (CVE-2008-4409). + </li> + <li> + Drew Yao of Apple Product Security reported an integer overflow in the + xmlBufferResize() function that can lead to an infinite loop + (CVE-2008-4225). + </li> + <li> + Drew Yao of Apple Product Security reported an integer overflow in the + xmlSAX2Characters() function leading to a memory corruption + (CVE-2008-4226). + </li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to open a + specially crafted XML document with an application using libxml2, + possibly resulting in the exeution of arbitrary code or a high CPU and + memory consumption. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.7.2-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3281">CVE-2008-3281</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3529">CVE-2008-3529</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4409">CVE-2008-4409</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4225">CVE-2008-4225</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4226">CVE-2008-4226</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:27:07 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:21:31 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:21:45 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |