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    CVE-2007-6284

    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.

    Published:Jan 11, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jan 12, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.06712
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Mandrakesoft
    Product
    Mandrake Linux
    Vendor
    Mandrakesoft
    Product
    Mandrake Linux Corporate Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Fedora

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202628
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
    http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000009.html
    http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-January/msg00036.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28439
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28444
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28450
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28452
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28458
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28466
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28470
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28475
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28716
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28740
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29591
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-20.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1019181
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103201-1
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201514-1
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-047.htm
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-050.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1461
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:010
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0032.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486410/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490306/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27248
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0117
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0144
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1033/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
    http://www.xmlsoft.org/news.html
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425927
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11594
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5216
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/569-1/
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00379.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00396.html
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202628
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
    http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000009.html
    http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-January/msg00036.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28439
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28444
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28450
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28452
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28458
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28466
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28470
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28475
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28716
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28740
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29591
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-20.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1019181
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103201-1
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201514-1
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-047.htm
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-050.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1461
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:010
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0032.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486410/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490306/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27248
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0117
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0144
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1033/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
    http://www.xmlsoft.org/news.html
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425927
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11594
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5216
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/569-1/
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00379.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00396.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High