CVE-2008-3281 – libxml2 denial of service

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2008-3281

libxml2 2.6.32 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion in an attribute value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document. libxml2 2.6.32 y anteriores, no detecta correctamente la recursividad durante la expansión de una entidad en un valor de un atributo; esto permite a atacantes dependientes del contexto provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de la memoria y la CPU) mediante un documento XML manipulado. • http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html http://secunia.com/advisories/31558 http://secunia.com/advisories/31566 http://secunia.com/advisories/31590 http://secunia.com/advisories/3172 • CWE-776: Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion') •