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TITLE:
Gentoo update for libxml2 

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32974

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Gentoo Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/339/

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update to libxml2. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise an application
using the library.

For more information:
SA31558
SA32130
SA32773

SOLUTION:
Update to "dev-libs/libxml2-2.7.2-r1" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
GLSA-200812-06:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA31558:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31558/

SA32130:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32130/

SA32773:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32773/

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