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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Safari | — | Uninstall Apple Safari on WindowsUpgrade to Apple Safari version 4.0 | Jan 5, 2012 | Oct 3, 2008 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-libs/libxml2. | Oct 30, 2017 | Oct 3, 2008 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libxml2-devel-32bitUpgrade python-libxml2Upgrade libxml2-develUpgrade libxml2-docUpgrade libxml2-2-32bitUpgrade python2-libxml2-pythonUpgrade libxml2-x86Upgrade python3-libxml2-pythonUpgrade libxml2-toolsUpgrade libxml2Upgrade python313-libxml2Upgrade libxml2-32bitUpgrade libxml2-2 | Aug 9, 2024 | Jul 9, 2013 |
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