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Ubuntu Security Notice 815-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-815-1 – It was discovered that libxml2 did not correctly handle root XML document element DTD definitions. If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted XML document, a remote attacker could cause the application linked against libxml2 to crash, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that libxml2 did not correctly parse Notation and Enumeration attribute types. If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted XML document, a remote attacker could cause the application linked against libxml2 to crash, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that libxml2 did not correctly handle long entity names. If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted XML document, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges or cause the application linked against libxml2 to crash, leading to a denial of service.

 

You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/80275/USN-815-1.txt

Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/80275/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-815-1.html

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