Description
The big2_toUtf8 function in lib/xmltok.c in libexpat in Expat 2.0.1, as used in the XML-Twig module for Perl, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document with malformed UTF-8 sequences that trigger a buffer over-read, related to the doProlog function in lib/xmlparse.c, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2625 and CVE-2009-3720.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1953-1 | New expat packages fix denial of service |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1953-2 | New expat packages fix regression |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1977-1 | New python packages fix several vulnerabilities |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-3541 | The big2_toUtf8 function in lib/xmltok.c in libexpat in Expat 2.0.1, as used in the XML-Twig module for Perl, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document with malformed UTF-8 sequences that trigger a buffer over-read, related to the doProlog function in lib/xmlparse.c, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2625 and CVE-2009-3720. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-890-1 | Expat vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-890-2 | Python 2.5 vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-890-3 | Python 2.4 vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-890-4 | PyXML vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-890-5 | XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-890-6 | CMake vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:31:10.684Z
Reserved: 2009-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-3560
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-12-04T21:30:00.500
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-3560
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN