CVE-2008-3281 (GCVE-0-2008-3281)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-08-27 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:28
VLAI
Summary
libxml2 2.6.32 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion in an attribute value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 996 records in the last 180 days details
References
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31590 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31728 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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Date Public
2008-08-20 00:00
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