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CVE-2008-3281

libxml2 2.6.32 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion in an attribute value, which allow

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00802

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-776Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')

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Affected Products & Versions

11

xmlsoft libxml2<= 2.6.32
apple safari< 4.0
apple iphone os>= 1.0.0 and < 3.0
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux eusall versions
Show all 11 affected productsredhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
vmware esxall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

6.5

MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD27 Aug 2008 · 08:41 PM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Vendor Advisories

5

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10192-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10228-1
usnUSN-644-1
usnUSN-640-1
rhsaRHSA-2008:0836Moderate

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References & Sources

42

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.htmlMailing List

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.htmlBroken LinkMailing List

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.htmlBroken Link

http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.htmlMailing ListPatch

http://secunia.com/advisories/31558Broken Link

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http://secunia.com/advisories/31566Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/31590Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/31728Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/31748Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/31855Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/31982Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/32488Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/32807Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/32974Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/35379Broken Link

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xmlThird Party Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613Third Party Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639Third Party Advisory

http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772Broken Link

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325Broken Link

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180Broken Link

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threadedBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419Broken Link

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843Broken Link

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971Broken Link

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522Broken Link

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621Broken Link

http://xmlsoft.org/news.htmlRelease Notes

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086Issue Tracking

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496Broken Link

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812Broken Link

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.htmlThird Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/Broken Link

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.htmlMailing List

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.htmlMailing List

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