CVE-2007-6284

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.56% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28439 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-20.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28466 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1033/references vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103201-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1461 vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/569-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490306/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5216 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27248 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28444 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:010 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0117 vdb entry
http://www.xmlsoft.org/news.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28716 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28740 third party advisory
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-January/msg00036.html mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00379.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28475 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11594 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486410/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-047.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0144 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28458 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29591 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-050.htm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000009.html mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0032.html patch vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00396.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28470 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201514-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28450 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425927
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202628
http://secunia.com/advisories/28452 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019181 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6284?
CVE-2007-6284 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6284?
To fix CVE-2007-6284, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6284 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6284 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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