CVE-2007-6284
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 84.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-01-12 02:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 16:02Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-12-10
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e631d048bcad9a3b2faccda98816d38342efe601530b0c7420b8bff8422aaef5
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com28439http://secunia.com/advisories/28439
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200801-20http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-20.xml
- secunia.com28466http://secunia.com/advisories/28466
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-1033http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1033/references
- sunsolve.sun.com103201http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103201-1
- www.debian.orgDSA-1461http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1461
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-569-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/569-1/
- www.novell.comSUSE-SR:2008:002http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
- www.securityfocus.com20080329 VMSA-2008-0006 Updated libxml2 service console packagehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490306/100/0/threaded
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5216https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5216
- www.securityfocus.com27248http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27248
- secunia.com28444http://secunia.com/advisories/28444
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:010http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:010
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-0117http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0117
- www.xmlsoft.orghttp://www.xmlsoft.org/news.html
- secunia.com28716http://secunia.com/advisories/28716
- secunia.com28740http://secunia.com/advisories/28740
- mail.gnome.org[xml] 20080111 Security flaw affecting all previous libxml2 releaseshttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-January/msg00036.html
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-0462https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00379.html
- secunia.com28475http://secunia.com/advisories/28475
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11594https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11594
- www.securityfocus.com20080115 rPSA-2008-0017-1 libxml2http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486410/100/0/threaded
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2008-07-11http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-047.htm
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-0144http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0144
- secunia.com28458http://secunia.com/advisories/28458
- secunia.com29591http://secunia.com/advisories/29591
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2094http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
- secunia.com28636http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-050.htm
- issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121
- lists.vmware.com[Security-announce] 20080328 VMSA-2008-0006 Updated libxml2 service console packagehttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000009.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0032http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0032.html
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-0477https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00396.html
- secunia.com28470http://secunia.com/advisories/28470
- sunsolve.sun.com201514http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201514-1
- secunia.com28450http://secunia.com/advisories/28450
- secunia.com31074http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425927
- bugs.gentoo.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202628
- secunia.com28452http://secunia.com/advisories/28452
- securitytracker.com1019181http://securitytracker.com/id?1019181
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.6.30.dfsg-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.6.30.dfsg-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.6.30.dfsg-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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