Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers…

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long XML entity name.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

23.4% · top 2.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (53)

• USN-815-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• USN-644-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-400.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 31860 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32280 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31855 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1621 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• libxml2-entitynames-bo(45085) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32807 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 31982 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461015 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 31868 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1654 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://xmlsoft.org/news.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6103 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1298 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 35074 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 8798 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• 36173 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0884 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1522 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1020855 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 32265 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200812-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-06-17-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 33715 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 35056 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 247346 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 31126 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-025.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 35379 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33722 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:192 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 32974 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11760 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 36235 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• TA09-133A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 265329 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1297 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3550 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 261688 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 31558 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2822 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0886 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 09:45 UTC.