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.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-1631-1 | New libxml2 packages fix denial of service |
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USN-640-1 | libxml2 vulnerability |
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USN-644-1 | libxml2 vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:28:41.985Z
Reserved: 2008-07-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-3281

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-08-27T20:41:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-3281


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