Description
Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document.
Published: 2008-11-25
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 8.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1666-1 New libxml2 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4209 Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-673-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
References
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http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02029444 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32762 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32764 cve-icon cve-icon
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32811 cve-icon cve-icon
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32974 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33417 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33746 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33792 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34247 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36173 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36235 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021238 cve-icon cve-icon
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974 cve-icon cve-icon
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-002.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-067.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:231 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.osvdb.org/49993 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32326 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 cve-icon cve-icon
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc10 cve-icon cve-icon
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470466 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4226 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6219 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6360 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9888 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4226 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00472.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00513.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Redhat Enterprise Linux
Xmlsoft Libxml
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:08:34.940Z

Reserved: 2008-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4226

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-25T23:30:00.343

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4226

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4226 - Bugzilla

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