Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libxml2
announced via advisory DSA 2479-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202479-1
Insight
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.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-3102 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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