CVE-2008-4225
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-189
Numeric Errors
Publication date:
25/11/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large XML document.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.80
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32762
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32764
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32766
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32773
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32811
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33417
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34247
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36173
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36235
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021239=
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-002.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-067.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008%3A231
- http://www.osvdb.org/49992
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32331
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc10
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470480
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10025
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6234
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6415
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00472.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00513.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32762
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32764
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32766
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32773
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32811
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33417
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34247
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36173
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36235
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021239=
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-002.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-067.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008%3A231
- http://www.osvdb.org/49992
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32331
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc10
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470480
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10025
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6234
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6415
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00472.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00513.html