libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, reads from invalid…

Description

libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations during processing of malformed XPath expressions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

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 (32)

• 40775 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 42175 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [xml] 20101104 Release of libxml2-2.7.8 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• HPSBMA02662 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 44779 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0230 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2010-3046 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• RHSA-2013:0217 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-1016-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 42109 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2010:023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2011:1749 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2011-03-21-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2011-03-02-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2010-3100 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 42314 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-2128 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:243 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2011-03-09-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• ADV-2010-3076 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12148 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58731 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• HPSBGN02970 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 42429 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2010-11-22-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 03:26 UTC.