CVE-2010-4008
libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations during processing of malformed XPath expressions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 4.3 Medium
- Status
- Modified - product-security@apple.com
- Published
- 2010-11-17
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Affected products
- Openoffice (Apache)
- Iphone Os (Apple)
- Itunes (Apple)
- Mac Os X (Apple)
- Safari (Apple)
- Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
- Debian Linux (Debian)
- Chrome (Google)
- Opensuse (Opensuse)
- Enterprise Linux Desktop (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Eus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Workstation (Redhat)
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server (Suse)
- Libxml2 (Xmlsoft)
References
- http://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58731
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2010-November/msg00015.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40775
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42109
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42175
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42429
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2128
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:243
- http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44779
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1016-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3076
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3100
