CVE-2008-4226

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4226
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-25 23:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Xmlsoft Libxml 2.7.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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About the security content of iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
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Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
About the security content of Safari 4.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
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Ubuntu update for libxml2 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 admin.fedoraproject.org Patch
Sun Java System Access Manager XML Processing Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:231 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
USN-673-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
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Avaya CMS / IR Solaris libxml2 Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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VMSA-2009-0001 - VMware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
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[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Sun Java System Access Manager Policy Agent XML Processing Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1666-1 libxml2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
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HPSBMA02492 SSRT100079 rev.1 - HP System Management Homepage (SMH) for Linux and Windows, Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS), Denial of Service (DoS), Execution of Arbitrary Code, Unauthorized Access - c02029444 - HP Business Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20000.www2.hp.com
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Webmail | OVH- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
APPLE-SA-2009-06-17-1 iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Avaya Products Libxml2 Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1 Safari 4.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
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ASA-2009-067 (SUN 251406) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
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Webmail | OVH- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rPath update for libxml2 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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ASA-2009-002 (RHSA-2008-0988) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Debian update for libxml2 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for libxml2 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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