libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML file containing an entity declaration with long replacement text and many references to this entity, aka "internal entity expansion" with linear complexity.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade libxml2 | Aug 30, 2017 | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade libxml2-develUpgrade libxml2Upgrade libxml2-staticUpgrade libxml2-python | Dec 1, 2016 | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libxml2 | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade libxml2 | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 29, 2013 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-libs/libxml2.Upgrade app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/python-2/libxml2-27 to version 2.7.6-0.175.1.7.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.1Upgrade library/python-2/libxml2-26 to version 2.7.6-0.175.1.7.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.1Upgrade library/libxml2 to version 2.7.6-0.175.1.7.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.1 | May 29, 2017 | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade libxml2-staticUpgrade libxml2-pythonUpgrade libxml2Upgrade libxml2-devel | Oct 16, 2024 | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libxml2-debugsourceUpgrade libxml2-x86Upgrade libxml2-develUpgrade libxml2-pythonUpgrade libxml2-2Upgrade libxml2-testUpgrade sle-sdk-releaseUpgrade libxml2-64bitUpgrade libxml2Upgrade libxml2-toolsUpgrade libxml2-32bitUpgrade libxml2-debuginfoUpgrade libxml2-docUpgrade libxml2-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade libxml2-2-32bitUpgrade libxml2-devel-64bitUpgrade libxml2-debuginfo-x86Upgrade libxml2-devel-32bitUpgrade python-libxml2 | Feb 17, 2015 | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libxml2 | Nov 8, 2024 | Apr 25, 2013 |
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