Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0214
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0214)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0214 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0214 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated libxml2 packages fix security vulnerability: It was discovered that libxml2, a library providing support to read, modify and write XML files, incorrectly performs entity substituton in the doctype prolog, even if the application using libxml2 disabled any entity substitution. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted XML file that, when processed, would lead to the exhaustion of CPU and memory resources or file descriptors (CVE-2014-0191). Affected Software/OS: 'libxml2' package(s) on Mageia 3, Mageia 4. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). 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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