CVE-2009-2414
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.15%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.15% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- xmlsoft/libxml · xmlsoft/libxml2
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- 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-1859Patch
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.