xmlsoft libxml2 CVE-2009-2416 vulnerability in Xmlsoft and Other Products
Published on August 11, 2009

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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.

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Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2009-2416 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2009-2416 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2009-2416

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Xmlsoft Libxml2
 
Xmlsoft Libxml
 
Fedora Project Fedora
 
Debian Linux
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
 
Canonical Ubuntu Linux
 
Google Chrome
 
Apple macOS
 
Apple Safari
 
Apple iOS
 
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
 
Suse Linux Enterprise
 
OpenSuse
 
VMware ESXi
 
VMware Esx
 
VMware Vma
 
VMware Vcenter Server
 
Sun Openoffice Org
 

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.19%
Percentile
41.07%

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