CVE-2007-6284

N/A Unknown
Published: January 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202628
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000009.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-January/msg00036.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28439
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28444
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28450
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28452
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28458
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28466
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28470
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28475
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28716
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28740
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29591
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-20.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019181
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103201-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201514-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-047.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-050.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1461
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:010
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0032.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486410/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490306/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27248
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0117
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0144
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1033/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.xmlsoft.org/news.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425927
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11594
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5216
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/569-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00379.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00396.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202628
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-January/msg00036.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28439
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28444
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28450
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28452
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28458
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28466
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28470
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28475
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28716
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28740
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29591
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-20.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019181
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103201-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201514-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-047.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-050.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0032.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486410/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490306/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27248
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0117
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0144
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1033/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.xmlsoft.org/news.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425927
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11594
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/569-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00379.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00396.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

84 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.6%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

redhat debian mandrakesoft

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