Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842014
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu Update for libxml2 USN-2389-1
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that libxml2 would incorrectly perform entity substitution even when requested not to. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service. Affected Software/OS: libxml2 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3660 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html BugTraq ID: 70644 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70644 Debian Security Information: DSA-3057 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3057 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:244 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=944444&action=diff https://www.ncsc.nl/actueel/nieuwsberichten/kwetsbaarheid-ontdekt-in-libxml2.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/17/7 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1655 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1655.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1885 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1885.html http://secunia.com/advisories/59903 http://secunia.com/advisories/61965 http://secunia.com/advisories/61966 http://secunia.com/advisories/61991 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1330 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00034.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2372 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2389-1
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