CVE-2008-4226

N/A Unknown
Published: November 25, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32762
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32764
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32766
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32773
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32802
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32811
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33417
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33792
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34247
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36173
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36235
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021238
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-002.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-067.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:231
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/49993
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32326
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc10
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470466
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6219
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6360
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9888
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00472.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00513.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32762
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32764
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32766
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32773
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32802
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32811
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33417
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33792
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34247
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36173
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36235
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-002.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-067.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/49993
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32326
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470466
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6219
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6360
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9888
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00472.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00513.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

108 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.8%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

xmlsoft

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