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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201202-09.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201202-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..12bcf54c521b --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201202-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201202-09"> + <title>libxml2: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis>A boundary error in libxml2 could result in execution of arbitrary + code or Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libxml2</product> + <announced>2012-02-29</announced> + <revised count="2">2012-02-29</revised> + <bug>398361</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/libxml2" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.7.8-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.7.8-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome project.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>The "xmlStringLenDecodeEntities()" function in parser.c contains a + boundary error which could possibly cause a heap-based buffer overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted XML + file in an application linked against libxml2, possibly resulting in the + remote execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user + running the application, or Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.7.8-r4" + </code> + + <p>Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools + such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3919">CVE-2011-3919</uri> + </references> + <metadata timestamp="2012-01-16T09:34:21Z" tag="requester">ago</metadata> + <metadata timestamp="2012-02-29T20:10:19Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |