CVE-2008-3281
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 3%
libxml2 2.6.32 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion in an attribute value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document.
Products: xmlsoft libxml2, apple safari, apple iphone_os, fedoraproject fedora, canonical ubuntu_linux, debian_linux, redhat enterprise_linux_desktop, redhat enterprise_linux_eus, redhat enterprise_linux_server, redhat enterprise_linux_workstation, vmware esx
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | libxml2 | 2.6.32.dfsg-3 |
| Debian 13 | libxml2 | 2.6.32.dfsg-3 |
| Debian 14 | libxml2 | 2.6.32.dfsg-3 |
| Debian 4.0 | libxml2 | 2.6.27.dfsg-3 |
| Debian 5.0 | libxml2 | 2.6.32.dfsg-2+lenny1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | libxml2 | 0:2.4.19-9.ent |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | libxml2-devel | 0:2.4.19-9.ent |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | libxml2-python | 0:2.4.19-9.ent |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | libxml2 | 0:2.5.10-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | libxml2-debuginfo | 0:2.5.10-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | libxml2-devel | 0:2.5.10-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | libxml2-python | 0:2.5.10-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libxml2 | 0:2.6.16-12.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libxml2-debuginfo | 0:2.6.16-12.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libxml2-devel | 0:2.6.16-12.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libxml2-python | 0:2.6.16-12.3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2 | 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2-debuginfo | 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2-devel | 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2-python | 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.4 |