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CVE-2007-6284
The xmlCurrentChar function in libxml2 before 2.6.31 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.6%
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- redhat
Description
The xmlCurrentChar function in libxml2 before 2.6.31 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via XML containing invalid UTF-8 sequences.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (42)
- 28439 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200801-20 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 28466 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1033 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 103201 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- DSA-1461 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-569-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20080329 VMSA-2008-0006 Updated libxml2 service console package (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5216 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 27248 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 28444 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0117 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.xmlsoft.org/news.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28716 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28740 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [xml] 20080111 Security flaw affecting all previous libxml2 releases (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-0462 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 28475 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11594 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20080115 rPSA-2008-0017-1 libxml2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-07-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-047.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0144 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 28458 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29591 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2094 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 28636 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-050.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [Security-announce] 20080328 VMSA-2008-0006 Updated libxml2 service console package (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0032 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-0477 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 28470 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 201514 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 28450 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31074 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425927 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202628 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28452 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1019181 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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