Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
The libxml2 packages provide a library that allows you to manipulate XML files. It includes support to read, modify, and write XML and HTML files.
A denial of service flaw was found in the way libxml2 processes certain content. If an application linked against libxml2 processes malformed XML content, it could cause the application to stop responding. (CVE-2007-6284)
Red Hat would like to thank the Google Security Team for responsibly disclosing this issue.
All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
Affected
libxml2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-6284 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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