[OpenPKG-SA-2004.003] OpenPKG Security Advisory (libxml)
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OpenPKG Security Advisory The OpenPKG Project
http://www.openpkg.org/security.html http://www.openpkg.org
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OpenPKG-SA-2004.003 05-Mar-2004
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Package: libxml
Vulnerability: arbitrary code execution
OpenPKG Specific: no
Affected Releases: Affected Packages: Corrected Packages:
OpenPKG CURRENT <= libxml-2.6.5-20040126 >= libxml-2.6.6-20040212
OpenPKG 2.0 none N.A.
OpenPKG 1.3 <= libxml-2.5.8-1.3.0 >= libxml-2.5.8-1.3.1
Affected Releases: Dependent Packages:
OpenPKG CURRENT apache::with_mod_php_dom perl-xml::with_libxml
php::with_dom php5::with_xml php5::with_dom cadaver
dia kde-libs libgdome libglade libwmf libxslt
neon pan ripe-dbase roadrunner scli scrollkeeper
sitecopy subversion wv xmlsec xmlstarlet xmlto xmms
OpenPKG 1.3 apache::with_mod_php_dom perl-xml::with_libxml
php::with_dom libgdome libwmf libxslt neon sitecopy
xmlsec
Description:
A flaw in the HTTP and FTP client sub-library of libxml2 [0]
found by Yuuichi Teranishi can be exploited to cause a buffer
overflow if passed a very long URL [1]. This could be used by
an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host computer. The
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project assigned the id
CAN-2004-0110 [2] to the problem.
Please check whether you are affected by running "<prefix>/bin/rpm -q
libxml". If you have the "libxml" package installed and its version
is affected (see above), we recommend that you immediately upgrade it
(see solution) and any dependent packages (see above). [3][4]
Solution:
Select the updated source RPM appropriate for your OpenPKG release
[5], fetch it from the OpenPKG FTP service [6] or a mirror location,
verify its integrity [7], build a corresponding binary RPM from it [3]
and update your OpenPKG installation by applying the binary RPM [4].
For the affected release OpenPKG 1.3, perform the following operations
to permanently fix the security problem (for other releases adjust
accordingly).
$ ftp ftp.openpkg.org
ftp> bin
ftp> cd release/1.3/UPD
ftp> get libxml-2.5.8-1.3.1.src.rpm
ftp> bye
$ <prefix>/bin/rpm -v --checksig libxml-2.5.8-1.3.1.src.rpm
$ <prefix>/bin/rpm --rebuild libxml-2.5.8-1.3.1.src.rpm
$ su -
# <prefix>/bin/rpm -Fvh <prefix>/RPM/PKG/libxml-2.5.8-1.3.1.*.rpm
Additionally, we recommend that you rebuild and reinstall
all dependent packages (see above), if any, too. [3][4]
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References:
[0] http://xmlsoft.org/
[1] http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
[2] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2004-0110
[3] http://www.openpkg.org/tutorial.html#regular-source
[4] http://www.openpkg.org/tutorial.html#regular-binary
[5] ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/1.3/UPD/libxml-2.5.8-1.3.1.src.rpm
[6] ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/1.3/UPD/
[7] http://www.openpkg.org/security.html#signature
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