Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-3281
Potential exploit
libxml2 2.6.32 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion in an attribute value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2008-3281
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3281
0.81%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 82 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-3281
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
6.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST | 2024-02-02 |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-3281
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product uses XML documents and allows their structure to be defined with a Document Type Definition (DTD), but it does not properly control the number of recursive definitions of entities.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-3281
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Broken Link;Mailing List
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http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-August/msg00034.html
[xml] Security fix for libxml2Mailing List;Patch
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00261.html
Fedora 9 Update: libxml2-2.7.1-1.fc9Mailing List
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
About the security content of Safari 4.0 - Apple SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/libxml2?view=revision&revision=3772
Broken Link
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https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html
RHSA-2008:0836 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
ReleasesRelease Notes
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/644-1/
404: Page not found | UbuntuBroken Link
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6496
404 Not FoundBroken Link
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:192
MandrivaBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32488
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020728
GoDaddy Domain Name SearchBroken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00347.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: libxml2-2.6.32-3.fc9Mailing List
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:180
MandrivaBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31566
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Mailing List
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30783
Broken Link;Patch;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31748
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458086
458086 – (CVE-2008-3281) CVE-2008-3281 libxml2 denial of serviceIssue Tracking
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31558
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497962/100/0/threaded
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1631
[SECURITY] [DSA 1631-1] New libxml2 packages fix denial of serviceMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9812
404 Not FoundBroken Link
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-640-1
USN-640-1: libxml2 vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | UbuntuThird Party Advisory
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 200812-06) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2419
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31590
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000039.html
502 Bad GatewayBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2843
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0017.html
VMSA-2008-0017.2Third Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2971
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
Broken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31855
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
About the security content of iOS 3.0 Software Update - Apple SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:018 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing ListsMailing List
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31728
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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