VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-4226
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.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 4.05%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.05% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- xmlsoft/libxml
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32762Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32764Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32766Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32773Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32802Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32807Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32811Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33417
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34247
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36173
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36235
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021238
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.