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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201409-08
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: libxml2: Denial of Service
     Date: September 19, 2014
     Bugs: #509834
       ID: 201409-08

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in libxml2 allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of
Service.

Background
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libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome
project.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-libs/libxml2            < 2.9.1-r4               >= 2.9.1-r4

Description
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A vulnerability in the xmlParserHandlePEReference() function of
parser.c, when expanding entity references, can be exploited to consume
large amounts of memory and cause a crash or hang.

Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to cause Denial of Service via a
specially crafted XML file containing malicious attributes.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.1-r4"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0191
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0191

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201409-08

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/