NVD

CVE-2010-4008 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 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.

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: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

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://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/	Broken Link
http://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/	Broken Link
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58731	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58731	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html	Vendor Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2010-November/msg00015.html	Mailing List Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2010-November/msg00015.html	Mailing List Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2	Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2	Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2	Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2	Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2	Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40775	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40775	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42109	Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42109	Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42175	Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42175	Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42429	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42429	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2128	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2128	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:243	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:243	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44779	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44779	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1016-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1016-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046	Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046	Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3076	Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3076	Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3100	Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3100	Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230	Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230	Permissions Required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12148	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12148	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	NIST

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Change History

7 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 8:20:03 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/
Added	Reference	http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58731
Added	Reference	http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
Added	Reference	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
Added	Reference	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html
Added	Reference	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.html
Added	Reference	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
Added	Reference	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
Added	Reference	http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2010-November/msg00015.html
Added	Reference	http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2
Added	Reference	http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2
Added	Reference	http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
Added	Reference	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/40775
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/42109
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/42175
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/42314
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/42429
Added	Reference	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
Added	Reference	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554
Added	Reference	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566
Added	Reference	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2128
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:243
Added	Reference	http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44779
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1016-1
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3076
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3100
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12148

Modified Analysis by NIST 6/04/2020 4:31:44 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice::::::::* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (including) 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice::::::::* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.3.0
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 7.0.517.44
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.8
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06::::lts:::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::lts:::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::lts:::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1::::::: cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2::::::: cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3::::::: cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3::::::* cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:-::::::* cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1::::::*
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.3::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::
Removed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 53219 characters. View Entire Change Record AND OR cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:1.7.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:1.7.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:1.7.2::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:1.7.3::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:1.7.4::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:1.8.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:1.8.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:1.8.2::::::: *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:lib
Changed	Reference Type	http://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/ No Types Assigned	http://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/ Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58731 No Types Assigned	http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58731 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2010-November/msg00015.html No Types Assigned	http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2010-November/msg00015.html Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2 No Types Assigned	http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 No Types Assigned	http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html No Types Assigned	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/40775 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/40775 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/42109 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/42109 Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/42175 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/42175 Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/42429 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/42429 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 No Types Assigned	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554 No Types Assigned	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566 No Types Assigned	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581 No Types Assigned	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2128 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2128 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:243 No Types Assigned	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:243 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.html No Types Assigned	http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html No Types Assigned	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44779 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44779 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1016-1 No Types Assigned	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1016-1 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 Permissions Required
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3076 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3076 Permissions Required
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3100 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3100 Permissions Required
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230 Permissions Required
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12148 No Types Assigned	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12148 Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-4008
NVD Published Date:
11/16/2010
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Apple Inc.

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CVE-2010-4008 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 8:20:03 PM

CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 5/13/2024 10:22:55 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 6/04/2020 4:31:44 PM

CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 9/18/2017 9:31:38 PM

CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 8/22/2016 10:02:21 PM

CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 11/13/2014 10:00:07 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 11/17/2010 12:49:00 PM

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