Description

Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large XML document.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 25, 2008, 11:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:51 a.m.

Source :

cve@mitre.org

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2008-4225 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4225 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xmlsoft libxml
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-4225.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32762 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32764 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/32766 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32773 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32802 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32811 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
http://secunia.com/advisories/33417
http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
http://secunia.com/advisories/33792
http://secunia.com/advisories/34247
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
http://secunia.com/advisories/36173
http://secunia.com/advisories/36235
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021239
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-002.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-067.htm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666 Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:231
http://www.osvdb.org/49992
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32331 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc10 Patch
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470480
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10025
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6234
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6415
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00472.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00513.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32762 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32764 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/32766 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32773 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32802 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32811 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
http://secunia.com/advisories/33417
http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
http://secunia.com/advisories/33792
http://secunia.com/advisories/34247
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
http://secunia.com/advisories/36173
http://secunia.com/advisories/36235
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021239
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-002.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-067.htm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666 Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:231
http://www.osvdb.org/49992
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32331 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc10 Patch
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470480
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10025
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6234
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6415
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00472.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00513.html

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CZ4062 Assignment

C Python

Updated: 7 years, 2 months ago
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Born at : Oct. 18, 2017, 1:33 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-4225 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-4225 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32762
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32764
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32766
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32773
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32802
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32811
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33417
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33792
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34247
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36173
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36235
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1021239
    Added Reference http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-002.htm
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-067.htm
    Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:231
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/49992
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32331
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
    Added Reference https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc10
    Added Reference https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470480
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10025
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6234
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6415
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00472.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00513.html
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6234 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10025 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6415 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6415 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6234 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10025 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Nov. 26, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4225 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4225 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.84 }} 0.66%

score

0.87982

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability