CVE-2008-4226

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.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.82% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32766 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32326 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32773 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6360 signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470466
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6219 signature vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00513.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00472.html vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/49993 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32764 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9888 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33746 third party advisory
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34247 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-067.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/36173 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 vdb entry
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444 vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32872 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-002.htm
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974 vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32802 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33792 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36235 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32762 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33417 third party advisory
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc10 patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:231 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32811 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021238 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4226?
CVE-2008-4226 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4226?
To fix CVE-2008-4226, 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-2008-4226 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4226 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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