Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1654-1 libxml2 -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 14 Oct 2008
- Affected Packages:
- libxml2
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 498768.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-3529. - More information:
-
It was discovered that libxml2, the GNOME XML library, didn't correctly handle long entity names. This could allow the execution of arbitrary code via a malicious XML file.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.27.dfsg-5.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.32.dfsg-4.
We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg.orig.tar.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-doc_2.6.27.dfsg-5_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.27.dfsg-5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.27.dfsg-5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.27.dfsg-5_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.27.dfsg-5_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.