6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-2416
Adobe Libxml2 Use-After-Free Denial of Service
Description
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted (1) Notation or (2) Enumeration attribute types in an XML file, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 11, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 2, 2024, 4:04 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2009-2416
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2009-2416.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2009-2416 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-2416 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html Release Notes Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35036 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35036 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36207 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/36207 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36338 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/36338 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36417 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/36417 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36631 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/36631 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/37346 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/37346 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html No Types Assigned http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/ No Types Assigned http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/ Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1859 Patch http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1859 Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg678527.html No Types Assigned http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg678527.html Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html No Types Assigned http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2414-2416.html No Types Assigned http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2414-2416.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36010 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36010 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515205 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515205 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=489f9671e71cc44a97b23111b3126ac8a1e21a59 No Types Assigned https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=489f9671e71cc44a97b23111b3126ac8a1e21a59 Patch Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7783 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7783 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9262 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9262 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00537.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00537.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00547.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00547.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00642.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00642.html Mailing List Removed CWE NIST CWE-399 Added CWE NIST CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.0.172.43 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.0.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 4.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.4.11 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.5.0 up to (excluding) 10.5.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.6.0 up to (excluding) 10.6.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.4.11 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.5.0 up to (excluding) 10.5.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.6.0 up to (excluding) 10.6.2 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.3 up to (including) 11.1 *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vma:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (excluding) 2.4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.1.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2009-2416 libxml, libxml2, mingw32-libxml2: Pointer use-after-free flaws by parsing Notation and Enumeration attribute types Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted (1) Notation or (2) Enumeration attribute types in an XML file, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework. Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1206 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2416 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted (1) Notation or (2) Enumeration attribute types in an XML file, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework. CVE-2009-2416 libxml, libxml2, mingw32-libxml2: Pointer use-after-free flaws by parsing Notation and Enumeration attribute types Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) 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] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1206 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2416 [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:9262 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7783 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9262 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7783 [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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-2416 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-2009-2416
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.94 }} 0.71%
score
0.81449
percentile
CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability