CVE-2008-4226
"Libxml2 XML Denial of Service and Code Execution Vulnerability"
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 25, 2008, 11:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:51 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444 Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.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/32872 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?1021238 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/49993 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32326 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=470466 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6219 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6360 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9888 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 [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9888 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6219 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6360 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9888 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6360 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6219 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 26, 2008
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4226 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4226
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.14 }} 0.33%
score
0.88927
percentile