The big2_toUtf8 function in lib/xmltok.c in libexpat in Expat 2.0.1, as used in the XML-Twig module for Perl, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document with malformed UTF-8 sequences that trigger a buffer over-read, related to the doProlog function in lib/xmlparse.c, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2625 and CVE-2009-3720.
CVE-2009-3560
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 97.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 4, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (116)
- secalert@redhathttp://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmlparse.c?r1=1.164&r2=1.165
- secalert@redhathttp://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmlparse.c?view=log#rev1.165
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- secalert@redhathttp://mail.python.org/pipermail/expat-bugs/2009-November/002846.html
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130168502603566&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37537
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/38231
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/38832
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/38834
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2009-3560(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python2.4-xml (0.8.4-1ubuntu3.1) @ dapper | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | python2.4 (2.4.3-0ubuntu6.4) @ dapper | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | cmake (2.6.2-1ubuntu1.1) @ jaunty | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libxmlrpc-core-c3 (1.06.27-1ubuntu6.1) @ karmic | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | python2.5 (2.5.4-1ubuntu6.1) @ karmic | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libexpat1 (2.0.1-4ubuntu0.8.10.1) @ intrepid | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | patch | 2017-11-16 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2011-06-22 | redhat |
| redhat | expat-0:1.95.8-8.3.el5_4.2 | 2009-12-07 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(7)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1625MODERATE2009-12-02
RHSA-2009:1625 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-890-1MEDIUM
Expat vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-890-2MEDIUM
Python 2.5 vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-890-3MEDIUM
Python 2.4 vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-890-4MEDIUM
PyXML vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-890-5MEDIUM
XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-890-6MEDIUM
CMake vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-05-30 14:25 UTCVendor advisory
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