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CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0032 centos4 i386

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

CentOS Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

Check for the Version of libxml2

Insight

Insight

The libxml2 packages provide a library that allows you to manipulate XML files. It includes support to read, modify, and write XML and HTML files. A denial of service flaw was found in the way libxml2 processes certain content. If an application linked against libxml2 processes malformed XML content, it could cause the application to stop responding. (CVE-2007-6284) Red Hat would like to thank the Google Security Team for responsibly disclosing this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.

Affected Software

Affected Software

libxml2 on CentOS 4

Solution

Solution

Please Install the Updated Packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)