CVE-2007-6284

Summary

The xmlCurrentChar function in libxml2 before 2.6.31 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via XML containing invalid UTF-8 sequences.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/28439
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-20.xml
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28466
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1033/references
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103201-1
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1461
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/569-1/
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490306/100/0/threaded
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5216
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27248
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28444
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:010
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0117
• http://www.xmlsoft.org/news.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28716
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28740
• http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-January/msg00036.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00379.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28475
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11594
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486410/100/0/threaded
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-047.htm
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0144
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28458
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29591
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-050.htm
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121
• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000009.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0032.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00396.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28470
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201514-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28450
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425927
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202628
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28452
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019181

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/28439
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-20.xml
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28466
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1033/references
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103201-1
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1461
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/569-1/
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490306/100/0/threaded
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5216
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27248
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28444
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:010
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0117
• http://www.xmlsoft.org/news.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28716
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28740
• http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-January/msg00036.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00379.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28475
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11594
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486410/100/0/threaded
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-047.htm
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0144
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28458
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29591
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-050.htm
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121
• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000009.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0032.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00396.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28470
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201514-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28450
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425927
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202628
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28452
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019181

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