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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 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.

    Published:Aug 10, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 11, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00192
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Iphone Os
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X Server
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Safari
    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Google
    Product
    Chrome
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Openoffice.org
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Server
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esx
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esxi
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vcenter Server
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vma
    Vendor
    Xmlsoft
    Product
    Libxml
    Vendor
    Xmlsoft
    Product
    Libxml2

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35036
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36207
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36338
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36417
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36631
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37346
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
    http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
    http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1859
    http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg678527.html
    http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
    http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2414-2416.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36010
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515205
    https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=489f9671e71cc44a97b23111b3126ac8a1e21a59
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7783
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9262
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00537.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00547.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00642.html
    http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35036
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36207
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36338
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36417
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36631
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37346
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3949
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
    http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
    http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1859
    http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg678527.html
    http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
    http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2009-2414-2416.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36010
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-815-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2420
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3217
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515205
    https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=489f9671e71cc44a97b23111b3126ac8a1e21a59
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7783
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9262
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00537.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00547.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00642.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