CVE-2008-4409

Published: Oct 3, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

libxml2 2.7.0 and 2.7.1 does not properly handle "predefined entities definitions" in entities, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash), as demonstrated by use of xmllint on a certain XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1564 and CVE-2008-3281.

Affected (2)

Products: Xmlsoft: Libxml2

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Xmlsoft Libxml2	Version 2.7.0
Xmlsoft Libxml2	Version 2.7.1

Related CWEs

References (36)

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=554660

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32130

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32175

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32974

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35379

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:212

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31555

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45633

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00125.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00130.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=554660

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32130

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32175

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32974

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/35379

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:212

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31555

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45633

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00125.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00130.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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