libxml2: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

libxml2: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code A off-by-one error in libxml2 could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service. libxml2 2012-07-09 2012-07-09 416209 remote 2.8.0_rc1 2.8.0_rc1

libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome project.

The "xmlXPtrEvalXPtrPart()" function in xpointer.c contains an off-by-one error.

A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to open a specially crafted XML document with an application using libxml2, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.8.0_rc1"

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