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Debian 7: DLA-1061-1 Important: OpenSSL Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey August 19, 2017
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Update libxml2 to resolve security vulnerabilities CVE-2017-0663 and CVE-2017-7376 impacting Debian 7.
CVE-2017-0663 Invalid casting of different structs could enable an attacker to
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Summary

CVE-2017-0663

Invalid casting of different structs could enable an attacker to
remotely execute some code within the context of an unprivileged
process.

CVE-2017-7376

Incorrect limit used for port values.


For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy9.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



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Package: libxml2
Version: 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy9
CVE ID: CVE-2017-0663 CVE-2017-7376

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