Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2009-2416 First vendor Publication 2009-08-11
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2025-01-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 6.5
Base Score 6.5 Environmental Score 6.5
impact SubScore 3.6 Temporal Score 6.5
Exploitabality Sub Score 2.8
 
Attack Vector Network Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 4.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2416

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-416 Use After Free

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22743
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22743
Title: ELSA-2009:1206: libxml and libxml2 security update (Moderate)
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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2009:1206-01
CVE-2009-2414
CVE-2009-2416
 Version: 13
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
 Product(s): libxml
libxml2
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28958
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28958
Title: RHSA-2009:1206 -- libxml and libxml2 security update (Moderate)
Description: Updated libxml and libxml2 packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. libxml is a library for parsing and manipulating XML files. A Document Type Definition (DTD) defines the legal syntax (and also which elements can be used) for certain types of files, such as XML files.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): RHSA-2009:1206
CESA-2009:1206-CentOS 3
CESA-2009:1206-CentOS 5
CVE-2009-2414
CVE-2009-2416
 Version: 3
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 3
CentOS Linux 5
 Product(s): libxml
libxml2
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7783
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7783
Title: VMware libxml2 use-after-free vulnerability
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2009-2416
 Version: 4
Platform(s): VMWare ESX Server 3
VMWare ESX Server 3.5
VMWare ESX Server 4.0
 Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9262
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9262
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2009-2416
 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:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 2
Application 186
Application 50
Application 16
Application 1
Application 1
Application 1
Application 5
Os 83
Os 70
Os 65
Os 1
Os 4
Os 1
Os 2
Os 5
Os 3
Os 2
Os 1
Os 3
Os 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for libxml CESA-2009:1206 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1206_libxml_centos3_i386.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for libxml2 CESA-2009:1206 centos5 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1206_libxml2_centos5_i386.nasl
2011-03-09 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201009-07 (libxml2)
File : nvt/glsa_201009_07.nasl
2010-05-12 Name : Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update / Mac OS X Security Update 2009-006
File : nvt/macosx_upd_10_6_2_secupd_2009-006.nasl
2009-12-10 Name : Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:200-1 (libxml)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_200_1.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : SLES10: Security update for libxml2
File : nvt/sles10_libxml20.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : Solaris Update for XML and XSLT libraries 125732-05
File : nvt/gb_solaris_125732_05.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
2009-10-11 Name : SLES11: Security update for libxml2
File : nvt/sles11_libxml2.nasl
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for libxml2
File : nvt/sles9p5055249.nasl
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for libxml.rpm
File : nvt/sles9p5058211.nasl
2009-09-21 Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:015
File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_015.nasl
2009-09-02 Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-8594 (libxml)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_8594.nasl
2009-09-02 Name : Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-8582 (libxml)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_8582.nasl
2009-09-02 Name : Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-8580 (mingw32-libxml2)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_8580.nasl
2009-08-17 Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:013
File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_013.nasl
2009-08-17 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1206
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1206.nasl
2009-08-17 Name : Ubuntu USN-815-1 (libxml2)
File : nvt/ubuntu_815_1.nasl
2009-08-17 Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:1206 (libxml2)
File : nvt/ovcesa2009_1206.nasl
2009-08-17 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:200 (libxml)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_200.nasl
2009-08-17 Name : Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-8498 (libxml2)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_8498.nasl
2009-08-17 Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-8491 (libxml2)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_8491.nasl
2009-08-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1861-1 (libxml)
File : nvt/deb_1861_1.nasl
2009-08-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1859-1 (libxml2)
File : nvt/deb_1859_1.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : FreeBSD Ports: libxml
File : nvt/freebsd_libxml1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
56985 libxml2 XML File Multiple Attribute Type Handling DoS

Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

Date Description
2009-09-10 IAVM : 2009-T-0049 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in libxml2
Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0019911

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2016-03-03 Name : The remote host is missing a security-related patch.
File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0016_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
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
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1206.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20090810_libxml_and_libxml2_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-11-11 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.
File : freebsd_pkg_ce4b3af80b7c11e1846b00235409fd3e.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-27 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_libxml-6482.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-09-22 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201009-07.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-24 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1859.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-24 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1861.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-11-23 Name : The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related pat...
File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0016.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-11-12 Name : The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several vulnerabil...
File : macosx_Safari4_0_4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-11-12 Name : The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several vulnerabil...
File : safari_4_0_4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-11-09 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues.
File : macosx_10_6_2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-11-09 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues.
File : macosx_SecUpd2009-006.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-10-06 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_libxml2-6405.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-10-06 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_libxml-6477.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_libxml2-6403.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse9_12469.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse9_12504.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_libxml2-090807.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-17 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_libxml-090908.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-17 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_libxml-090908.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-26 Name : The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabi...
File : google_chrome_2_0_172_43.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-18 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-8582.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-18 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-8580.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-18 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-8594.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-13 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-200.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-12 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_libxml2-090807.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-12 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_libxml2-090807.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-12 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-8498.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-12 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-8491.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-12 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-815-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-11 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1206.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-08-11 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2009-1206.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes...
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35036
http://secunia.com/advisories/36207
http://secunia.com/advisories/36338
http://secunia.com/advisories/36417
http://secunia.com/advisories/36631
http://secunia.com/advisories/37346
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1859
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg678527.html
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2414-2416.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36010
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515205
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=489f9671e71cc44a97b23111b3126...
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/2009-August/msg00537....
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00547....
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00642....
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