CVE-2009-2414

Impact

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large depth of element declarations in a DTD, related to a function recursion, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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