CVE-2008-4409
libxml2 - Denial of Service
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
libxml2 v2.7.0 y v2.7.1 no maneja apropiadamente "definiciones de entidades predefinidas" en entidades, lo cual permite a atacantes dependientes de contexto provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria y caída de aplicación), como lo demostrado por la utilización de xmllint en un determinado documento XML, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2003-1564 y CVE-2008-3281.
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Timeline
- 2008-10-02 First Exploit
- 2008-10-03 CVE Reserved
- 2008-10-03 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
References (19)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/4 | Mailing List | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32130 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32175 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32974 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 | X_refsource_confirm |
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| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 | X_refsource_confirm |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31555 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45633 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32454 | 2008-10-02 | |
| http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=554660 | 2024-08-07 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Xmlsoft Search vendor "Xmlsoft" | Libxml2 Search vendor "Xmlsoft" for product "Libxml2" | 2.7.0 Search vendor "Xmlsoft" for product "Libxml2" and version "2.7.0" | - |
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| Xmlsoft Search vendor "Xmlsoft" | Libxml2 Search vendor "Xmlsoft" for product "Libxml2" | 2.7.1 Search vendor "Xmlsoft" for product "Libxml2" and version "2.7.1" | - |
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