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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1060-1] libxml2 security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
CVE-2017-0663 Invalid casting of different structs could enable an attacker to remotely execute some code within the context of an unprivileged process. CVE-2017-7376 Incorrect limit used for port values.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libxml2 on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy9. We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.