VUPEN Security - Mandriva Security Update Fixes Libxml2 Denial of Service Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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>> Mandriva Security Update Fixes Libxml2 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Title : Mandriva Security Update Fixes Libxml2 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2434
CVE ID : CVE-2008-3281
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-08-25

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A vulnerability has been identified in Mandriva, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an error in Libxml2. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2419

ChangeLog

2008-08-25 : Initial release
2008-08-27 : Updated Solution

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