CVE-2007-6284
At a glance
- Severity
- Not available
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.57 % · percentile 85 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2007-6252
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2007-6284
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-267 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Junos Space · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2008-AVI-295 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VLC · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2008-AVI-022 — Vulnérabilité dans libxml2 · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28439
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-20.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28466
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1033/references
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103201-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1461
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/569-1/
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490306/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5216
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27248
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28444
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:010
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0117
- http://www.xmlsoft.org/news.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28740
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-January/msg00036.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00379.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28475
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11594
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486410/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-047.htm
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0144
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28458
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29591
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-050.htm
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000009.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0032.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00396.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28470
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201514-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28450
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425927
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202628
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28452
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019181
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |