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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 11, 2009, 6:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:04 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-2414 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 libxml2
2 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-2009-2414.

URL Resource
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35036
http://secunia.com/advisories/36207
http://secunia.com/advisories/36338
http://secunia.com/advisories/36417
http://secunia.com/advisories/36631
http://secunia.com/advisories/37346
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1859 Patch
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg678527.html
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2414-2416.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36010
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515195
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=489f9671e71cc44a97b23111b3126ac8a1e21a59
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10129
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8639
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00537.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00547.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00642.html
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35036
http://secunia.com/advisories/36207
http://secunia.com/advisories/36338
http://secunia.com/advisories/36417
http://secunia.com/advisories/36631
http://secunia.com/advisories/37346
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1859 Patch
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg678527.html
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2414-2416.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36010
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515195
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=489f9671e71cc44a97b23111b3126ac8a1e21a59
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10129
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8639
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00537.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00547.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00642.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-2414 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35036
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36207
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36338
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36417
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36631
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37346
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
    Added Reference http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
    Added Reference http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1859
    Added Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg678527.html
    Added Reference http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
    Added Reference http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2414-2416.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36010
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515195
    Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=489f9671e71cc44a97b23111b3126ac8a1e21a59
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10129
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8639
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00537.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00547.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00642.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg678527.html [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg678527.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10129 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8639 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8639 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10129 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2009

    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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.23 }} 0.00%

score

0.59522

percentile

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