CVE-2008-3281
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Xmlsoft Libxml2
PublishedAug 27, 2008
First seenAug 27, 2008
How to fix
Update
- apple safari4.0 or later
- apple iphone_os3.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| xmlsoft libxml2 | v ≤ 2.6.32 | — |
| apple safari | v < 4.0 | 4.0 |
| apple iphone_os | 1.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0 | 3.0 |
| fedoraproject fedora | 9 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 6.06, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 4.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_desktop | 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_eus | 4.7, 5.2 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server | 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_workstation | 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 | — |
| vmware esx | 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 3.0.2, 3.0.3 | — |
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