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CVE-2007-6284

Published: Jan 12, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6284
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

The xmlCurrentChar function in libxml2 before 2.6.31 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via XML containing invalid UTF-8 sequences.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Debian_linuxDebian3.1 (including)3.1 (including)
Debian_linuxDebian4.0 (including)4.0 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft2007 (including)2007 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft2007.1 (including)2007.1 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft2008.0 (including)2008.0 (including)
Mandrake_linux_corporate_serverMandrakesoft3.0 (including)3.0 (including)
Mandrake_linux_corporate_serverMandrakesoft4.0 (including)4.0 (including)
FedoraRedhat7 (including)7 (including)
FedoraRedhat8 (including)8 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1RedHatlibxml2-0:2.4.19-7.ent*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatlibxml2-0:2.5.10-8*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatlibxml2-0:2.6.16-10.1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatlibxml2-0:2.6.26-2.1.2.1*
Libxml2Ubuntudapper*
Libxml2Ubuntudevel*
Libxml2Ubuntuedgy*
Libxml2Ubuntufeisty*
Libxml2Ubuntugutsy*

References

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