USN-1904-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities

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libxml2 - GNOME XML library

Details

It was discovered that libxml2 would load XML external entities by default.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
document, an attacker could possibly obtain access to arbitrary files or
cause resource consumption. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-0339)

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled documents that end
abruptly. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-2877)

It was discovered that libxml2 would load XML external entities by default.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
document, an attacker could possibly obtain access to arbitrary files or
cause resource consumption. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-0339)

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled documents that end
abruptly. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-2877)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

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Ubuntu Release	Package Version
13.04 raring	libxml2 – 2.9.0+dfsg1-4ubuntu4.2
12.10 quantal	libxml2 – 2.8.0+dfsg1-5ubuntu2.3
12.04 precise	libxml2 – 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.5
10.04 lucid	libxml2 – 2.7.6.dfsg-1ubuntu1.9

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