Description
The updatePosition function in lib/xmltok_impl.c in libexpat in Expat 2.0.1, as used in Python, PyXML, w3c-libwww, and other software, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an XML document with crafted UTF-8 sequences that trigger a buffer over-read, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2625.
Published: 2009-11-03
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 1.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1977-1 New python packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-890-1 Expat vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-890-2 Python 2.5 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-890-3 Python 2.4 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-890-4 PyXML vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-890-5 XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-890-6 CMake vulnerabilities
References
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http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmltok_impl.c?r1=1.13&r2=1.15&view=patch cve-icon cve-icon
http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmltok_impl.c?view=log cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051228.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051247.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051367.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051405.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051442.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/expat-bugs/2009-January/002781.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130168502603566&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/37324 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/37537 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/37925 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38050 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38231 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38832 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/39478 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/41701 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42326 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42338 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/43300 cve-icon cve-icon
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.486026 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1990430&group_id=10127&atid=110127 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273630-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://svn.python.org/view?view=rev&revision=74429 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:211 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:212 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:215 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:216 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:217 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:218 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:219 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:220 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/21/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/26/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/26/4 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/27/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/22/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/22/9 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/28/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023160 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-890-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-890-6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0896 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3035 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3053 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3061 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0359 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280615 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=531697 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2295080a257bad27ea68ca0af12fc715577f9e84801eae116a33107e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r476d175be0aaf4a17680ef98c5153b4d336eaef76fb2224cc94c463a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad01d817195e6cc871cb1d73b207ca326379a20a6e7f30febaf56d24%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rad2acee3ab838b52c04a0698b1728a9a43467bf365bd481c993c535d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb7c64aeea604bf948467d9d1cab8ff23fa7d002be1964bcc275aae7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3720 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11019 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12719 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7112 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3720 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00370.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00413.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01274.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

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A M Kuchling Pyxml
Apache Http Server
Libexpat Project Libexpat
Python Python
Redhat Enterprise Linux Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Jboss Enterprise Web Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:38:30.003Z

Reserved: 2009-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3720

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-03T16:30:12.563

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

Link: CVE-2009-3720

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3720 - Bugzilla

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