CVE-2007-6284
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-6284 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-01-12 02:46:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-02-13 02:18:00 UTC |
| Description | The xmlCurrentChar function in libxml2 before 2.6.31 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via XML containing invalid UTF-8 sequences. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-399
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | alpha | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | arm | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | hppa | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | ia-32 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | ia-64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | m68k | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | mips | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | mipsel | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | ppc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | s-390 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | alpha | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | arm | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | hppa | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | ia-32 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | ia-64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | m68k | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | mips | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | mipsel | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | powerpc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | s-390 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | alpha | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | arm | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | hppa | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | ia-32 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | ia-64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | m68k | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | mips | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | mipsel | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | ppc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | s-390 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | alpha | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | arm | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | hppa | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | ia-32 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | ia-64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | m68k | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | mips | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | mipsel | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | powerpc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | s-390 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 2007 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 2007 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 2007.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 2007.1 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 2008.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 2008.0 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 2007 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 2007 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 2007.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 2007.1 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 2008.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 2008.0 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux Corporate Server | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux Corporate Server | 3.0 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux Corporate Server | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux Corporate Server | 4.0 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux Corporate Server | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux Corporate Server | 3.0 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux Corporate Server | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux Corporate Server | 4.0 | All | x86_64 | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora | 7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora | 8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora | 7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora | 8 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| ASA-2008-047 (SUN 201514, Previous ID: 103201) | CONFIRM | support.avaya.com | |
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Gentoo Bug 202628 - dev-libs/libxml2 < 2.6.30-r1 xmlCurrentChar() UTF-8 DoS (CVE-2007-6284) | CONFIRM | bugs.gentoo.org | |
| rPath update for libxml2 - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-569-1: libxml2 vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| Sun Solaris Libxml2 UTF-8 Parsing Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1461-1 libxml2 | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Avaya Products Libxml2 UTF-8 Parsing Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: libxml2-2.6.31-1.fc7 | FEDORA | www.redhat.com | |
| Fedora update for libxml2 - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Ubuntu update for libxml2 - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Releases | CONFIRM | www.xmlsoft.org | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- libxml2: Denial of Service | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| Libxml2 UTF-8 Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | securitytracker.com | |
| 425927 – (CVE-2007-6284) CVE-2007-6284 libxml2: infinite loop in UTF-8 decoding | MISC | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat update for libxml2 - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| APPLE-SA-2008-07-11 iPhone 2.0 and iPod touch 2.0 | APPLE | lists.apple.com | |
| [Security-announce] VMSA-2008-0006 Updated libxml2 service console package | MLIST | lists.vmware.com | |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | Patch |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: libxml2-2.6.31-1.fc8 | FEDORA | www.redhat.com | |
| Webmail | OVH- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| Webmail | OVH- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| Security Announcement | SUSE | www.novell.com | |
| [xml] Security flaw affecting all previous libxml2 releases | MLIST | mail.gnome.org | |
| access.redhat.com | CVE-2007-6284 | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:010 | Mandriva | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | |
| 103201 | SUNALERT | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| ASA-2008-050 (RHSA-2008-0032) | CONFIRM | support.avaya.com | |
| 201514 | SUNALERT | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| Gentoo update for libxml2 - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| Debian update for libxml2 - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| VMware ESX Server update for libxml2 - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Webmail | OVH- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| libxml2 'xmlCurrentChar()' UTF-8 Parsing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Mandriva update for libxml2 - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121 | CONFIRM | issues.rpath.com | |
| Libxml2 UTF-8 Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.