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CVE-2008-4409 Details

Description

libxml2 2.7.0 and 2.7.1 does not properly handle "predefined entities definitions" in entities, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash), as demonstrated by use of xmllint on a certain XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1564 and CVE-2008-3281.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=554660	CVE	Exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html	CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/4	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32130	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32175	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45633	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00125.html	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00130.html	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:212	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31555	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621	CVE
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=554660	[email protected]	Exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html	[email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/4	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32130	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32175	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45633	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00125.html	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00130.html	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:212	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31555	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621	[email protected]

see all 36 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-399	Resource Management Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
xmlsoft libxml2	2.7.0 2.7.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.7.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 6, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]