Release Date: | 2008-11-25 |
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.
See more information about CVE-2008-4225 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 7.8 | Base Metrics: | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Access Vector: | Network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | Complete |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (libxml2) | ELSA-2008-0988 | 2008-11-17 |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (libxml2) | ELSA-2008-0988 | 2008-11-17 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (libxml2) | ELSA-2008-0988 | 2008-11-17 |
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