Libxml2 Integer Overflow in xmlBufferResize() Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021239
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1021239
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-4225
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 17 2008
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Impact: Denial of service via network, Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.7.2 and prior versions
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Libxml2. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can create specially crafted XML that, when loaded by the target application using libxml2, will trigger an integer
overflow in the xmlBufferResize() function and cause the application to enter an infinite loop.
The vulnerability resides in
'tree.c'.
Drew Yao of Apple Product Security reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a source code fix, available via SVN.
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Vendor URL: xmlsoft.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error, State error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:42:44 -0500
Subject: Libxml2
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A denial of service flaw was discovered in the libxml2 XML parser. If an
application linked against libxml2 processed untrusted, malformed XML
content, it could cause the application to enter an infinite loop.
(CVE-2008-4225)
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