CVE-2008-3281

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31855
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843
• http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31590
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31728
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32488
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31566
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
• http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086
• http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31558
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31748

References

• https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31855
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843
• http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31590
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31728
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32488
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31566
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
• http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086
• http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31558
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31748

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