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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2479-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
May 23, 2012                           http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libxml2
Vulnerability  : off-by-one
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2011-3102

Jueri Aedla discovered an off-by-one in libxml2, which could result in
the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7.8.dfsg-9.1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-2479-1: libxml2 security update

May 23, 2012
Jueri Aedla discovered an off-by-one in libxml2, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code

Summary

Jueri Aedla discovered an off-by-one in libxml2, which could result in
the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7.8.dfsg-9.1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : libxml2
CVE ID : CVE-2011-3102

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