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.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- network
- Access Cmplx
- low
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- partial
- Weaknesses
- CWE-399
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- DEBIAN
- Published
- 1/12/2008
- Last Modified
- 4/9/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
debian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxmandrakesoft : mandrake_linuxmandrakesoft : mandrake_linuxmandrakesoft : mandrake_linuxmandrakesoft : mandrake_linuxmandrakesoft : mandrake_linuxmandrakesoft : mandrake_linuxmandrakesoft : mandrake_linux_corporate_servermandrakesoft : mandrake_linux_corporate_servermandrakesoft : mandrake_linux_corporate_servermandrakesoft : mandrake_linux_corporate_serverredhat : fedoraredhat : fedora
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