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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891524
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1524-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DLA-1524-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DLA-1524-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
CVE-2018-14404

Fix of a NULL pointer dereference which might result in a crash and thus in a denial of service.

CVE-2018-14567 / CVE-2018-9251 Approval in LZMA error handling which prevents an infinite loop.

CVE-2017-18258

Limit available memory to 100MB to avoid exhaustive memory consumption by malicious files.

For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'libxml2' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2017-18258
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-14404
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901817
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595985
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/issues/10
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:1543
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1543
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-2/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-14567
BugTraq ID: 105198
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105198
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