[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201409-08 ] libxml2: Denial of Service

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201409-08

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: libxml2: Denial of Service

Date: September 19, 2014

Bugs: #509834

ID: 201409-08

 

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Synopsis

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A vulnerability in libxml2 allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of

Service.

 

Background

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libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome

project.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 dev-libs/libxml2 < 2.9.1-r4 >= 2.9.1-r4

 

Description

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A vulnerability in the xmlParserHandlePEReference() function of

parser.c, when expanding entity references, can be exploited to consume

large amounts of memory and cause a crash or hang.

 

Impact

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A remote attacker may be able to cause Denial of Service via a

specially crafted XML file containing malicious attributes.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.1-r4"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0191

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0191

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-08.xml

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5