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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.121271
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201409-08
Summary:Gentoo Linux Local Security Checks GLSA 201409-08
Description:Summary:
Gentoo Linux Local Security Checks GLSA 201409-08

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability in the xmlParserHandlePEReference() function of parser.c, when expanding entity references, can be exploited to consume large amounts of memory and cause a crash or hang.

Solution:
Update the affected packages to the latest available version.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0191
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
BugTraq ID: 67233
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67233
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0749
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0749.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2372 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
XForce ISS Database: libxml2-cve20140191-dos(93092)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93092
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