NVD

CVE-2008-3281 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 6.5 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html	Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html	Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html	Broken Link Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html	Broken Link Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html	Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html	Mailing List
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html	Broken Link
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html	Broken Link
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html	Mailing List Patch
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html	Mailing List Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31558	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31558	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31566	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31566	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31590	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31590	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31728	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31728	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31748	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31748	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31855	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31855	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32488	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32488	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379	Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml	Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639	Third Party Advisory
http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772	Broken Link
http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772	Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325	Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783	Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783	Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621	Broken Link
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html	Release Notes
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html	Release Notes
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086	Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086	Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812	Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html	Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/	Broken Link
https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/	Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html	Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html	Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html	Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html	Mailing List

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-776	Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')	NIST

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Change History

7 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:48:52 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Added	Reference	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Added	Reference	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
Added	Reference	http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html
Added	Reference	http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31558
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31566
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31590
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31728
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31748
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31855
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32488
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Added	Reference	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
Added	Reference	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Added	Reference	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Added	Reference	http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772
Added	Reference	http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783
Added	Reference	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1
Added	Reference	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Added	Reference	http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
Added	Reference	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812
Added	Reference	https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html
Added	Reference	https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/
Added	Reference	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html
Added	Reference	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html

Modified Analysis by NIST 2/02/2024 10:02:14 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-776
Removed	CWE	NIST CWE-399
Changed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 768 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.19::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.23::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.4::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.10::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.11::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.2::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.3::::::: *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:l	OR cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2::::::::* versions up to (including) 2.6.32
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		Record truncated, showing 500 of 864 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:4.7::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.2::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:2.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0::::::: *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_serve
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4::::::: cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.5::::::: cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2::::::: cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.3:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html Broken Link, Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html Exploit	http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html Mailing List, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31558 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31558 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31566 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31566 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31590 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31590 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31728 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31728 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31748 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31748 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31855 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31855 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32488 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32488 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32807 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32807 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32974 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32974 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml No Types Assigned	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 No Types Assigned	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 No Types Assigned	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772 No Types Assigned	http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325 No Types Assigned	http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180 No Types Assigned	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192 No Types Assigned	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783 Patch	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1 No Types Assigned	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html No Types Assigned	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://xmlsoft.org/news.html No Types Assigned	http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086 Issue Tracking
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496 No Types Assigned	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812 No Types Assigned	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html No Types Assigned	https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/ No Types Assigned	https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/ Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html No Types Assigned	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html No Types Assigned	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html Mailing List

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3281
NVD Published Date:
08/27/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2008-3281 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:48:52 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 9:55:04 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 2/02/2024 10:02:14 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/11/2018 4:47:44 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/03/2018 5:55:09 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/28/2017 9:31:37 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 8/28/2008 8:55:00 AM

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