libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations during processing of malformed XPath expressions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.
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DSA-2128-1 | New libxml2 packages fix potential code execution |
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EUVD-2010-3984 | libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations during processing of malformed XPath expressions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document. |
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USN-1016-1 | libxml2 vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T03:26:12.386Z
Reserved: 2010-10-20T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-4008

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2010-11-17T01:00:02.963
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-4008


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