USN-815-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities
11 August 2009
libxml2 vulnerabilities
Releases
Packages
- libxml2 -
Details
It was discovered that libxml2 did not correctly handle root XML document
element DTD definitions. If a user were tricked into processing a specially
crafted XML document, a remote attacker could cause the application linked
against libxml2 to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2009-2414)
It was discovered that libxml2 did not correctly parse Notation and
Enumeration attribute types. If a user were tricked into processing a
specially crafted XML document, a remote attacker could cause the
application linked against libxml2 to crash, leading to a denial of
service. (CVE-2009-2416)
USN-644-1 fixed a vulnerability in libxml2. This advisory provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 9.04.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libxml2 did not correctly handle long entity names.
If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted XML document, a
remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges or cause
the application linked against libxml2 to crash, leading to a denial of
service. (CVE-2008-3529)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 9.04
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 8.04
Ubuntu 6.06
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your sessions to effect
the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-644-1: libxml2