CVE-2008-3281

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.

🔗 References (84)

• secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html
• secalert@redhathttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/31558
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/31566
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/31590
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/31728
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/31748
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/31855
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/31982
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32488
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32807
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32974