NASLDB: USN-1447-1 : libxml2 vulnerability
General
ID: 59225
Name: USN-1447-1 : libxml2 vulnerability
Summary: Checks dpkg output for updated package(s)
Credits: –
Classification
Risk: –
CVSS: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Base Vector: –
CVSS Temporal Vector: –
Port: 0
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Type: Local
Description
Juri Aedla discovered that libxml2 contained an off by one error in
its XPointer functionality. If a user or application linked against
libxml2 were tricked into opening a specially crafted XML file, an
attacker could cause the application to crash or possibly execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
Exploiting
Exploit Available: –
Exploitability Ease: –
Sources
CVE: CVE-2011-3102
OSVDB: –
Bugtraq: –
scipID: –
Timeline
Vulnerability Disclosure: –
Patch Release: 2012/05/21
Plugin Release: 2012/05/22
Plugin
Version: 1.1
Filename: ubuntu_USN-1447-1.nasl
Filesize: 3130 bytes
MD5 Hash: 85e780e2fb79db5a5a20c8d185836527
Identification: Host/local_checks_enabled
Require Keys: Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Dependencies: "ssh_get_info.nasl"
Copyright: –
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