[ASA-201801-15] perl-xml-libxml: arbitrary code execution

Levente Polyak anthraxx at archlinux.org
Thu Jan 18 22:38:17 UTC 2018


Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201801-15
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Severity: High
Date    : 2018-01-18
CVE-ID  : CVE-2017-10672
Package : perl-xml-libxml
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-501

Summary
=======

The package perl-xml-libxml before version 2.0130-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
==========

Upgrade to 2.0130-1.

# pacman -Syu "perl-xml-libxml>=2.0130-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.0130.

Workaround
==========

None.

Description
===========

A use-after-free vulnerability has been discovered in the perl XML-
LibXML module before 2.0130 which allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code by controlling the arguments to a replaceChild call.

Impact
======

A remote attacker is able to execute arbitrary code on the affected
host by controlling the arguments to a replaceChild call.

References
==========

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/56377
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=122246
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-10672

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