CVE-2009-2416

Medium

Description

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted (1) Notation or (2) Enumeration attribute types in an XML file, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductXmlsoft Libxml
PublishedAug 11, 2009
First seenAug 11, 2009

How to fix

Update
  • google chrome2.0.172.43 or later
  • apple safari4.0.4 or later
  • apple iphone_os4.0 or later
  • apple mac_os_x10.4.11, 10.5.8, 10.6.2 or later
  • apple mac_os_x_server10.4.11, 10.5.8, 10.6.2 or later
  • sun openoffice.org2.4.3, 3.1.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
xmlsoft libxml1.8.17—
xmlsoft libxml22.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, 2.6.32—
fedoraproject fedora10, 11—
debian debian_linux4.0—
redhat enterprise_linux3.0, 4.0, 5.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04—
google chromev < 2.0.172.432.0.172.43
apple safariv < 4.0.44.0.4
apple iphone_os2.0 ≤ v < 4.04.0
apple mac_os_xv < 10.4.11, 10.5.0 ≤ v < 10.5.8, 10.6.0 ≤ v < 10.6.210.4.11, 10.5.8, 10.6.2
apple mac_os_x_serverv < 10.4.11, 10.5.0 ≤ v < 10.5.8, 10.6.0 ≤ v < 10.6.210.4.11, 10.5.8, 10.6.2
opensuse opensuse10.3 ≤ v ≤ 11.1—
suse linux_enterprise10.0, 11.0—
suse linux_enterprise_server9—
vmware vcenter_server4.0—
vmware vma4.0—
vmware esx3.0.3, 3.5, 4.0—
vmware esxi3.5, 4.0—
sun openoffice.org2.0.0 ≤ v < 2.4.3, 3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.1.12.4.3, 3.1.1

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