Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.1% · top 9.3% of all CVEs (4 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-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (54)

• 32766 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32326 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 32773 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6360 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1621 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470466 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6219 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-9773 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_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
• FEDORA-2008-9729 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 49993 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 32764 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-673-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0301 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9888 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 33746 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0034 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 34247 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-067.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 36173 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1522 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• HPSBMA02492 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 251406 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_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
• 32872 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-002.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SSA:2008-324-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1666 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 32802 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35379 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32974 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33792 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 36235 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32762 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 265329 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0988 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 33417 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc10 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 261688 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:231 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0323 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 32811 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-3176 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1021238 (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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:08 UTC.