MGASA-2013-0218

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    MGASA-2013-0218

    Published: 21 Jul 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-2877

    Summary: Updated libxml2 packages fix CVE-2013-2877

    Details: 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).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0218.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1904-1/, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10774

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/libxml2?arch=source&distro=mageia-2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.8-14.20120229.8.mga2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
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    High