Debian 7 Wheezy: DLA-1194-1 Critical: libxml2 Parameter-Entity Issues
debian lts
November 30, 2017
CVE-2017-16931 parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 mishandles parameter-entity references because the NEXTL macro calls the
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Summary
CVE-2017-16931
parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 mishandles parameter-entity
references because the NEXTL macro calls the
xmlParserHandlePEReference function in the case of a '%' character
in a DTD name.
CVE-2017-16932
parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite
recursion in parameter entities.
For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy11.
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+wheezy11
CVE ID: CVE-2017-16931 CVE-2017-16932
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