Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

ELSA-2009-1206 Moderate: Enterprise Linux libxml and libxml2 security update

Free InsightVM Trial No credit card necessary

Watch Demo See how it all works

Back to Search

ELSA-2009-1206 Moderate: Enterprise Linux libxml and libxml2 security update

Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Published

08/11/2009

Created

07/25/2018

Added

12/20/2011

Modified

07/04/2017

Description

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted (1) Notation or (2) Enumeration attribute types in an XML file, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml
oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml-devel
oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2
oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2-devel
oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2-python

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2009-2414
APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1
APPLE-SA-2009-11-11-1
APPLE-SA-2010-06-21-1
36010
CVE - 2009-2414
CVE - 2009-2416
DSA-1859
OVAL10129
OVAL7783
OVAL8639
OVAL9262
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-August/001106.html
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-August/001109.html
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-August/001112.html

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.

Key Features

Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;