Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | libxml2 vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-2834-1 | First vendor Publication | 2015-12-14 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2015-12-14 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.1 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.10 - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: libxml2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libxml2: GNOME XML library Details: Kostya Serebryany discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain malformed documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-5312, CVE-2015-7497, CVE-2015-7498, CVE-2015-7499,CVE-2015-7500) Hugh Davenport discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain malformed documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-8241, CVE-2015-8242) Hanno Boeck discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain malformed documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-8317) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.10: Ubuntu 15.04: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 88 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
| 12 % | CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-01-17 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201701-37.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-05-19 | Name : The remote AIX host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch. File : aix_U870330.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-05-19 | Name : The remote AIX host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch. File : aix_U868931.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-05-19 | Name : The remote AIX host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch. File : aix_U866671.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-04-01 | Name : The remote device is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. File : appletv_9_2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-03-22 | Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes multiple vulnerabilit... File : macosx_SecUpd2016-002.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-03-22 | Name : The remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. File : macosx_10_11_4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-03-04 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2015-c24af963a2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-03-04 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2015-037f844d3e.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-02-23 | Name : The remote AIX host has a version of libxml2 installed that is affected by mu... File : aix_IV80617.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-02-23 | Name : The remote AIX host has a version of libxml2 installed that is affected by mu... File : aix_IV80616.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-02-23 | Name : The remote AIX host has a version of libxml2 installed that is affected by mu... File : aix_IV80588.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-02-23 | Name : The remote AIX host has a version of libxml2 installed that is affected by mu... File : aix_IV80586.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-02-16 | Name : The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch. File : f5_bigip_SOL61570943.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-01-25 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-32.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-01-20 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-2875-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-01-12 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-0049-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-01-12 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-0030-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-29 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2015-959.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3430.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-373.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-22 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20151207_libxml2_on_SL7_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-15 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-2834-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-15 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2015-628.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-08 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20151207_libxml2_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-08 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2015-2549.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-08 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2015-2550.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-08 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-2549.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-08 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-2550.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-08 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2015-0152.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-08 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2015-2549.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-12-08 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2015-2550.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-11-30 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-355.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-11-23 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_e5423caf8fb811e5918cbcaec565249c.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2015-12-16 21:29:45 |
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| 2015-12-16 13:26:37 |
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| 2015-12-16 05:28:29 |
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| 2015-12-14 17:23:48 |
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