CVE-2008-3281

  1. OpenCVE
  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2008-3281
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.

6.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

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

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 7 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

02 Feb 2024, 15:02

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-399 CWE-776
First Time Apple
Apple iphone Os
Fedoraproject fedora
Debian debian Linux
Apple safari
Canonical
Redhat enterprise Linux Server
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Desktop
Fedoraproject
Debian
Vmware esx
Redhat enterprise Linux Workstation
Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
Canonical ubuntu Linux
Vmware
References (VUPEN) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971 - (VUPEN) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971 - Broken Link
References (FEDORA) https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html - (FEDORA) https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html - Mailing List
References (GENTOO) http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml - (GENTOO) http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml - Third Party Advisory
References (MLIST) http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html - (MLIST) http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html - Broken Link
References (OVAL) https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496 - (OVAL) https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496 - Broken Link
References (UBUNTU) https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/ - (UBUNTU) https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/ - Broken Link
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31590 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31590 - Broken Link
References (CONFIRM) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 - (CONFIRM) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 - Third Party Advisory
References (MANDRIVA) http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192 - (MANDRIVA) http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192 - Broken Link
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/32807 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/32807 - Broken Link
References (APPLE) http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html - (APPLE) http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html - Mailing List
References (MISC) http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html - (MISC) http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html - Third Party Advisory
References (VUPEN) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 - (VUPEN) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 - Broken Link
References (SUSE) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html - (SUSE) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html - Mailing List
References (CONFIRM) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086 - (CONFIRM) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086 - Issue Tracking
References (CONFIRM) http://xmlsoft.org/news.html - (CONFIRM) http://xmlsoft.org/news.html - Release Notes
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31558 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31558 - Broken Link
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/32488 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/32488 - Broken Link
References (VUPEN) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 - (VUPEN) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 - Broken Link
References (SECTRACK) http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728 - (SECTRACK) http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31728 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31728 - Broken Link
References (CONFIRM) http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325 - (CONFIRM) http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325 - Broken Link
References (APPLE) http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html - (APPLE) http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html - Broken Link, Mailing List
References (FEDORA) https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html - (FEDORA) https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html - Mailing List
References (MANDRIVA) http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180 - (MANDRIVA) http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180 - Broken Link
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 - Broken Link
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/32974 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/32974 - Broken Link
References (UBUNTU) http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1 - (UBUNTU) http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1 - Third Party Advisory
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31748 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31748 - Broken Link
References (VUPEN) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419 - (VUPEN) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419 - Broken Link
References (REDHAT) https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html - (REDHAT) https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html - Third Party Advisory
References (VUPEN) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843 - (VUPEN) http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843 - Broken Link
References (CONFIRM) http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772 - (CONFIRM) http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772 - Broken Link
References (CONFIRM) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 - (CONFIRM) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 - Third Party Advisory
References (OVAL) https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812 - (OVAL) https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812 - Broken Link
References (BUGTRAQ) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded - (BUGTRAQ) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31855 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31855 - Broken Link
References (MLIST) http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html - Exploit (MLIST) http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html - Mailing List, Patch
References (DEBIAN) http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631 - (DEBIAN) http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31566 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31566 - Broken Link
References (BID) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783 - Patch (BID) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783 - Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 - Broken Link
CVSS v2 : 4.3
v3 : unknown 		v2 : 4.3
v3 : 6.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*		 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2008-08-27 20:41

Updated : 2024-02-02 15:02

NVD link : CVE-2008-3281

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3281

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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

fedoraproject

  • fedora

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

xmlsoft

  • libxml2

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_desktop
  • enterprise_linux_server
  • enterprise_linux_eus
  • enterprise_linux_workstation

vmware

  • esx

apple

  • safari
  • iphone_os
CWE
CWE-776

Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')