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CVE-2009-2416
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and...
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00537.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36631
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9262
- http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515205
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2414-2416.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00642.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36417
- http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
- http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949
- http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg678527.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36010
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=489f9671e71cc44a97b23111b3126ac8a1e21a59
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35036
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36338
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00547.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7783
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1859
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37346
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36207
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libxml, libxml2, fedora, debian linux, enterprise linux, ubuntu linux, chrome, safari, iphone os, mac os x, mac os x server, opensuse, linux enterprise, linux enterprise server, vcenter server, vma, esx, esxi, openoffice.org
Vulnerable Versions:
1.8.17, 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, 2.6.32, 10, 11, 4.0, 3.0, 5.0, 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 0, 2.0, 10.5.0, 10.6.0, 10.3, 10.0, 11.0, 9, 3.0.3, 3.5, 2.0.0, 3.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 11th, 2009
Last Modified:
January 21st, 2025
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.