XMLSoft libxml up to 2.6.32 memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in XMLSoft libxml up to 2.6.32. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large depth of element declarations in a DTD, related to a function recursion, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

The weakness was shared 08/11/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2414. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67909 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : libxml / libxml2 (ELSA-2009-1206)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155825 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for libxml and libxml2 (ELSA-2009-1206)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52739) and Tenable (67909). The entry 49350 is related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 67909
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : libxml / libxml2 (ELSA-2009-1206)
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OpenVAS ID: 64638
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1859-1 (libxml2)
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Advisory: debian.org
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CVE: CVE-2009-2414 (🔍)
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X-Force: 52739
Vulnerability Center: 23242 - libxml2 and libxml Stack Consumption Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36010 - libxml2 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/13/2021 22:24
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 02/13/2017 10:16 (8), 08/13/2021 22:15 (4), 08/13/2021 22:24 (1)
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