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Mandriva Update for libxml2 MDVSA-2012:098 (libxml2)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Mandrake Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in libxml2: An Off-by-one error in libxml2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors (CVE-2011-3102). The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libxml2 on Mandriva Linux 2011.0, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2, Mandriva Linux 2010.1
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.