Libxml2 Entities Expansion CVE-2013-0339 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:59000

Info

Libxml2 Entities Expansion CVE-2013-0339 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 59000
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2013-0339
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 26 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:15AM
Credit: Reported by the vendor.
Vulnerable: XMLSoft Libxml2 2.7.8
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.7.7
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.7.6
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.7.5
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.7.4
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.7.3
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.7.2
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.7.1
+ Red Hat Fedora 9
+ Red Hat Fedora 8
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.7
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.32
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.31
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.30
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.26
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.22
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.20
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.18
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.17
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.16
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.15
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.14
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.14
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.13
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.13
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.12
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.12
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.11
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.11
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.9
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.8
+ Red Hat Fedora Core2
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.7
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.6
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.5
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.4
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.3
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.2
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.1
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6 .0
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.5.11
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.5.11
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.5.10
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.5.10
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.5.8
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.5.8
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.5.4
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.5.1
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.30
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.29
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.28
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.27
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.26
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.24
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.23
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.22
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.21
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.20
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.19
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.18
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.17
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.16
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.15
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.14
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.13
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.12
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.11
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.10
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.9
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.8
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.7
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.6
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.5
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.4
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.3
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.2
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.14
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.13
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.12
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.10
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.8
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.8
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.7
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.6
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.5
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.4
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2.11
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2.10
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2.7
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2.6
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2.5
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2.4
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2.3
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2 beta
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.14
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.10
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.9
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.5
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.4
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.3
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.3
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.1
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.1
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.7.4
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.7
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.9
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.8
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.7
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.6
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.5
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.4
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.3
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.27
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.2
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.1
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.6.0
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.5.7
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.5.0
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.25
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.23
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.4.1
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.3
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.2
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.11
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.1
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.3.0
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2.9
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2.8
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2.2
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2.1
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.2.0
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.1.1
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.1.0
XMLSoft Libxml2 2.0.0
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.7
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.6
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.16
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.8.13
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.7.3
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.7.2
XMLSoft Libxml2 1.7.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 LTSS
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Libxml2 Entities Expansion CVE-2013-0339 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Libxml2 is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successful exploits will allow attackers to consume large amounts of memory and cause a crash through a specially crafted XML containing malicious attributes.

Note: This issue was previously covered in BID 58180 (Libxml2 Entity Expansion Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities), but has been given its own record to better document it.

Exploit / POC

Libxml2 Entities Expansion CVE-2013-0339 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of any more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Libxml2 Entities Expansion CVE-2013-0339 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Libxml2 Entities Expansion CVE-2013-0339 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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