50 lines
1.7 KiB
XML
50 lines
1.7 KiB
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="201203-04">
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<title>libxml2: Denial of Service</title>
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<synopsis>A hash collision vulnerability in libxml2 allows remote attackers
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to cause a Denial of Service condition.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">libxml2</product>
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<announced>2012-03-06</announced>
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<revised count="1">2012-03-06</revised>
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<bug>405261</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="dev-libs/libxml2" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">2.7.8-r5</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">2.7.8-r5</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome project.</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>libxml2 does not properly randomize hash functions to protect against
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hash collision attacks.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to open a
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specially crafted XML document with an application using libxml2
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resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.7.8-r5"
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</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0841">CVE-2012-0841</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata timestamp="2012-03-04T20:55:53Z" tag="requester">ackle</metadata>
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<metadata timestamp="2012-03-06T01:04:40Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata>
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</glsa>
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