Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libxml2
announced via advisory DSA 2580-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202580-1
Insight
Jueri Aedla discovered a buffer overflow in the libxml XML library, 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+squeeze6.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.8.0+dfsg1-7.
We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-5134 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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