CVE-2008-4409
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductXmlsoft Libxml2
PublishedOct 3, 2008
First seenOct 3, 2008
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| xmlsoft libxml2 | 2.7.0, 2.7.1 | — |
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