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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2017.1557.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2017:1557-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2017:1557-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2017:1557-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

- CVE-2017-9050: heap-based buffer overflow (xmlDictAddString func) [bsc#1039069, bsc#1039661]
- CVE-2017-9049: heap-based buffer overflow (xmlDictComputeFastKey func) [bsc#1039066]
- CVE-2017-9048: stack overflow vulnerability (xmlSnprintfElementContent func) [bsc#1039063]
- CVE-2017-9047: stack overflow vulnerability (xmlSnprintfElementContent func) [bsc#1039064]

A clarification for the previously released update: For CVE-2016-9318 we decided not to ship a fix since it can break existing setups. Please take appropriate actions if you parse untrusted XML files and use the new -noxxe flag if possible (bnc#1010675, bnc#1013930).

Affected Software/OS:
'libxml2' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11-SP4.

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-2016-9318
BugTraq ID: 94347
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94347
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772726
https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-2/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9047
BugTraq ID: 98599
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98599
Debian Security Information: DSA-3952 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/15/1
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9048
BugTraq ID: 98556
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98556
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9049
BugTraq ID: 98601
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98601
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9050
BugTraq ID: 98568
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98568
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