CVE-2009-2414

N/A Unknown
Published: August 11, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large depth of element declarations in a DTD, related to a function recursion, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35036
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36207
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36338
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36417
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36631
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37346
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1859
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36010
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35036
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36207
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36338
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36417
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36631
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37346
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1859
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2414-2416.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515195
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

72 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.4%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

xmlsoft