Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libxml2
announced via advisory DSA 1631-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201631-1
Insight
Andreas Solberg discovered that libxml2, the GNOME XML library, could be forced to recursively evaluate entities, until available CPU & memory resources were exhausted.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.27.dfsg-3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-3281 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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