Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2008:002, published Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:00:00 +0000
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libxml2-devel-2.7.6-0.31.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 GA libxml2-2-2.11.6-2.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA libxml2-2.7.6-0.1.37 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA libxml2-2.7.6-0.13.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA libxml2-2.7.6-0.23.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA libxml2-2.7.6-0.31.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libxml2-devel-2.7.6-0.31.1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11016 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | libxml2 | Not affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 16:42:54 2013CVE page last modified: Tue Sep 3 18:12:37 2024