CVE-2008-3281

6.5 MEDIUM
Published: August 27, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31558
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31566
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31590
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31728
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31748
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31855
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32488
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Release Notes
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31558
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31566
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31590
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31728
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31748
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31855
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32488
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List

84 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.5 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-776

Affected Vendors

debian xmlsoft canonical apple fedoraproject redhat vmware

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