7.8 - CVE-2008-4225

Executive Summary

This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.

Informations
Name	CVE-2008-4225	First vendor Publication	2008-11-25
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score	NA
Base Score	NA	Environmental Score	NA
impact SubScore	NA	Temporal Score	NA
Exploitabality Sub Score	NA

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Cvss Base Score	7.8	Attack Range	Network
Cvss Impact Score	6.9	Attack Complexity	Low
Cvss Expoit Score	10	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large XML document.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4225

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
100 %	CWE-189	Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10025

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10025
Title:	Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large XML document.
Description:	Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large XML document.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2008-4225	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
OS Section: RHEL3, CentOS3 RHEL3 or CentOS3 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AND CentOS Linux 3.x AND Configuration section libxml2-devel is earlier than 0:2.5.10-14 AND libxml2-python is earlier than 0:2.5.10-14 AND libxml2 is earlier than 0:2.5.10-14 OR OS Section: RHEL4, CentOS4, Oracle Linux 4 RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AND CentOS Linux 4.x AND Oracle Linux 4.x AND Configuration section libxml2-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.16-12.6 AND libxml2-python is earlier than 0:2.6.16-12.6 AND libxml2 is earlier than 0:2.6.16-12.6 OR OS Section: RHEL5, CentOS5, Oracle Linux 5 RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND CentOS Linux 5.x AND Oracle Linux 5.x AND Configuration section libxml2-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.7 AND libxml2-python is earlier than 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.7 AND libxml2 is earlier than 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.7

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6234

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6234
Title:	Security Vulnerabilities in the libxml2 Library Routines xmlBufferResize() May Lead to Denial of Service (DoS)
Description:	Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large XML document.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2008-4225	Version:	1
Platform(s):	Sun Solaris 9 Sun Solaris 10	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Solaris 9 (SPARC) meets Sun Alert 240546 Solaris 9 (SPARC) is installed AND NOT Patch 114014-22 or later installed OR Solaris 10 (SPARC) meets Sun Alert 240546 Solaris 10 (SPARC) is installed AND NOT Patch 125731-04 or later installed OR Solaris 9 (x86) meets Sun Alert 240546 Solaris 9 (x86) is installed AND NOT Patch 114015-22 or later installed OR Solaris 10 (x86) meets Sun Alert 240546 Solaris 10 (x86) is installed AND NOT Patch 125732-04 or later installed

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6415

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6415
Title:	Libxml2 Integer Overflow in xmlBufferResize() Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Description:	Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large XML document.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2008-4225	Version:	3
Platform(s):	VMWare ESX Server 3 VMWare ESX Server 3.5	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
IF VMWare ESX Server 3.0.3 is installed AND All patches must be installed to not be vulnerable Patch ESX303-200901405-SG is not installed AND Patch ESX303-200901406-SG is not installed OR VMWare ESX Server 3.0.2 is installed AND All patches must be installed to not be vulnerable Patch ESX-1007673 is not installed AND Patch ESX-1007674 is not installed OR VMware ESX Server 3.5.0 is installed AND All patches must be installed to not be vulnerable Patch ESX350-200901401-SG is not installed AND Patch ESX350-200901409-SG is not installed AND Patch ESX350-200901410-SG is not installed

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Application	Xmlsoft Libxml cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml:2.7.2:::::::*	1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date	Description
2009-10-13	Name : SLES10: Security update for libxml2 File : nvt/sles10_libxml21.nasl
2009-10-13	Name : Solaris Update for XML and XSLT libraries 125731-05 File : nvt/gb_solaris_125731_05.nasl
2009-10-13	Name : Solaris Update for libxml, libxslt and Freeware man pages 114015-24 File : nvt/gb_solaris_114015_24.nasl
2009-10-13	Name : Solaris Update for libxml, libxslt and Freeware man pages 114014-24 File : nvt/gb_solaris_114014_24.nasl
2009-10-13	Name : Solaris Update for XML and XSLT libraries 125732-05 File : nvt/gb_solaris_125732_05.nasl
2009-10-10	Name : SLES9: Security update for libxml2 File : nvt/sles9p5040640.nasl
2009-08-17	Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-8491 (libxml2) File : nvt/fcore_2009_8491.nasl
2009-06-03	Name : Solaris Update for XML and XSLT libraries 125732-04 File : nvt/gb_solaris_125732_04.nasl
2009-06-03	Name : Solaris Update for libxml, libxslt and Freeware man pages 114014-22 File : nvt/gb_solaris_114014_22.nasl
2009-06-03	Name : Solaris Update for libxml, libxslt and Freeware man pages 114015-22 File : nvt/gb_solaris_114015_22.nasl
2009-06-03	Name : Solaris Update for XML and XSLT libraries 125731-04 File : nvt/gb_solaris_125731_04.nasl
2009-04-09	Name : Mandriva Update for libxml2 MDVSA-2008:231 (libxml2) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_231.nasl
2009-03-23	Name : Ubuntu Update for libxml2 vulnerabilities USN-673-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_673_1.nasl
2009-03-06	Name : RedHat Update for libxml2 RHSA-2008:0988-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0988-01_libxml2.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0988 centos3 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0988_libxml2_centos3_i386.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0988 centos3 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0988_libxml2_centos3_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0988 centos4 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0988_libxml2_centos4_i386.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0988 centos4 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0988_libxml2_centos4_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2008:0988-01 centos2 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0988-01_libxml2_centos2_i386.nasl
2009-02-17	Name : Fedora Update for libxml2 FEDORA-2008-9773 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9773_libxml2_fc9.nasl
2009-02-17	Name : Fedora Update for libxml2 FEDORA-2008-9729 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_9729_libxml2_fc8.nasl
2009-02-16	Name : Fedora Update for libxml2 FEDORA-2008-10000 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_10000_libxml2_fc10.nasl
2009-01-20	Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:001 (OpenSuSE 10.3) File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_001b.nasl
2009-01-20	Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:001 (OpenSuSE 11.1) File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_001.nasl
2009-01-20	Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:001 (OpenSuSE 11.0) File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_001a.nasl
2008-12-03	Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200812-06 (libxml2) File : nvt/glsa_200812_06.nasl
2008-11-24	Name : FreeBSD Ports: libxml2 File : nvt/freebsd_libxml21.nasl
2008-11-24	Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1666-1 (libxml2) File : nvt/deb_1666_1.nasl
0000-00-00	Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2008-324-01 libxml2 File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2008_324_01.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
49992	libxml2 xmlBufferResize() Function XML File Parsing DoS

Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

Date	Description
2009-02-05	IAVM : 2009-B-0006 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in VMware Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0018295

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2014-11-26	Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2009-0018.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-11-26	Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2009-0001.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12	Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0988.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-03	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 127680-07 File : solaris8_127680.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-03	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 123924-11 File : solaris10_x86_123924.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-03	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 127682-07 File : solaris9_x86_127682.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-03	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 127681-07 File : solaris9_127681.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-03	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 123922-11 File : solaris9_x86_123922.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-09-24	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-10038.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20081117_libxml2_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24	Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_12301.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-27	Name : The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related pat... File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0001.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_libxml2-081107.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-06-09	Name : The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several vulnerabil... File : safari_4.0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-06-09	Name : The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several vulnerabil... File : macosx_Safari4_0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 120955-12 File : solaris9_x86_120955.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2008-0988.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 123921-12 File : solaris9_123921.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 120954-12 File : solaris9_120954.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-673-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 123920-12 File : solaris8_123920.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 120954-12 File : solaris8_120954.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 120955-12 File : solaris10_x86_120955.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 123923-12 File : solaris10_123923.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 120954-12 File : solaris10_120954.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-231.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-01-08	Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_libxml2-5802.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-03	Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200812-06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-01	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_libxml2-5799.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-21	Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2008-324-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-21	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-9729.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-21	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-9773.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-21	Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_f1e0164eb67b11dda55e00163e000016.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-18	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0988.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-18	Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1666.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-06-04	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 119467-17 File : solaris10_x86_119467.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-11-20	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 123919-12 File : solaris7_123919.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-11-06	Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 119467-17 File : solaris9_x86_119467.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32762
http://secunia.com/advisories/32764
http://secunia.com/advisories/32766
http://secunia.com/advisories/32773
http://secunia.com/advisories/32802
http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
http://secunia.com/advisories/32811
http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
http://secunia.com/advisories/33417
http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
http://secunia.com/advisories/33792
http://secunia.com/advisories/34247
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
http://secunia.com/advisories/36173
http://secunia.com/advisories/36235
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021239
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&...
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-002.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-067.htm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:231
http://www.osvdb.org/49992
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32331
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc10
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470480
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg0047...
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg0051...

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Date	Informations
2024-11-28 23:12:56	Multiple Updates
2024-11-28 12:16:34	Multiple Updates
2021-05-04 12:08:05	Multiple Updates
2021-04-22 01:08:26	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:22:18	Multiple Updates
2017-09-29 09:23:44	Multiple Updates
2016-06-28 17:18:20	Multiple Updates
2016-04-26 17:51:18	Multiple Updates
2014-11-27 13:27:22	Multiple Updates
2014-02-17 10:46:41	Multiple Updates
2013-11-11 12:38:03	Multiple Updates
2013-05-11 00:27:00	Multiple Updates

Global Informations

Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	1
Oval ID(s)	3
CPE ID(s)	1
Sources(s)	51
osvdb(s)	1
Openvas Exploit(s)	29
IAVM(s)	1
Nessus® Exploit(s)	38

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10	VMSA-2009-0001
10	USN-673-1
10	SUN-266428
10	SUN-265329
10	SUN-261688
10	SUN-251406
10	RHSA-2008:0988
10	MDVSA-2008:231
10	GLSA-200812-06
10	DSA-1666
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