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TITLE:
libxml XPath Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA42175

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RELEASE DATE:
2010-11-13

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in libxml, which can be exploited
by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error when traversing the XPath
axis of certain XML files. This can be exploited to cause a crash when
an application using the library processes a specially crafted XML
file.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.7.8.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.7.8.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Bui Quang Minh, Bkis

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
libxml:
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2010-November/msg00015.html

Bkis:
http://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/

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