Gentoo: GLSA-200403-01: Libxml2 URI Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
A buffer overflow has been discovered in libxml2 versions prior to 2.6.6 which may be exploited by an attacker allowing the execution of arbitrary code
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200403-01 ~ https://security.gentoo.org/
~ Severity: Normal ~ Title: Libxml2 URI Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities ~ Date: March 06, 2004 ~ Bugs: #42735 ~ ID: 200403-01
Synopsis ======= A buffer overflow has been discovered in libxml2 versions prior to 2.6.6 which may be exploited by an attacker allowing the execution of arbitrary code.
========== Yuuichi Teranishi discovered a flaw in libxml2 versions prior to 2.6.6. When the libxml2 library fetches a remote resource via FTP or HTTP, libxml2 uses parsing routines that can overflow a buffer caused by improper bounds checking if they are passed a URL longer than 4096 bytes.
Impact ===== If an attacker is able to exploit an application using libxml2 that parses remote resources, then this flaw could be used to execute arbitrary code.
Workaround ========= No w...Read the Full Advisory
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