CVE-2009-2416
At a glance
- Severity
- MEDIUM 6.5
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.96 % · percentile 80 (2026-10-28)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted (1) Notation or (2) Enumeration attribute types in an XML file, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2009-2412
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2009-2416
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-267 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Junos Space · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2014-AVI-480 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2009-AVI-513 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2009-AVI-496 — Multiples vulnérabilités de Apple Safari · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2009-AVI-487 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apple MacOS X · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2009-AVI-399 — Multiples vulnérabilités de StarOffice et StarSuite · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2009-AVI-355 — Multiples vulnérabilités du navigateur Google Chrome · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml:1.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.0.172.43cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 4.0.4cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.0 < 4.0cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 10.4.11cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.5.0 < 10.5.8cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.6.0 < 10.6.2cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 10.4.11cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.5.0 < 10.5.8cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.6.0 < 10.6.2cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.3 ≤ 11.1cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vma:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.0.0 < 2.4.3cpe:2.3:a:sun:openoffice.org:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.0.0 < 3.1.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00537.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36631
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9262
- http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515205
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2414-2416.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00642.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36417
- http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
- http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949
- http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg678527.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36010
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=489f9671e71cc44a97b23111b3126ac8a1e21a59
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35036
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36338
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00547.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7783
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1859
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37346
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36207
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 |