Upstream information

CVE-2007-6284 at MITRE

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.

CVSS v2 Scores
  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 Bugzilla entry: 349151 [RESOLVED / DUPLICATE]

SUSE Security Advisories:

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
  • libxml2-devel >= 2.7.6-0.31.1
  • libxml2-devel-32bit >= 2.7.6-0.31.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libxml2-devel-2.7.6-0.31.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • libxml2 >= 2.7.6-0.1.37
  • libxml2-32bit >= 2.7.6-0.1.37
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.7.6-0.1.37
  • libxml2-x86 >= 2.7.6-0.1.37
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA libxml2-2.7.6-0.1.37
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • libxml2 >= 2.7.6-0.13.1
  • libxml2-32bit >= 2.7.6-0.13.1
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.7.6-0.13.1
  • libxml2-x86 >= 2.7.6-0.13.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA libxml2-2.7.6-0.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • libxml2 >= 2.7.6-0.23.1
  • libxml2-32bit >= 2.7.6-0.23.1
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.7.6-0.23.1
  • libxml2-x86 >= 2.7.6-0.23.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA libxml2-2.7.6-0.23.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • libxml2 >= 2.7.6-0.31.1
  • libxml2-32bit >= 2.7.6-0.31.1
  • libxml2-devel >= 2.7.6-0.31.1
  • libxml2-devel-32bit >= 2.7.6-0.31.1
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.7.6-0.31.1
  • libxml2-x86 >= 2.7.6-0.31.1
 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
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.11.6-2.1
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.11.6-2.1
  • python311-libxml2 >= 2.11.6-2.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 GA libxml2-2-2.11.6-2.1
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.11.6-slfo.1.1_1.2
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.11.6-slfo.1.1_1.2
  • python311-libxml2 >= 2.11.6-slfo.1.1_1.3
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 GA libxml2-2-2.11.6-slfo.1.1_1.2
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.12-1.2
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.12-1.2
  • libxml2-devel >= 2.9.12-1.2
  • libxml2-devel-32bit >= 2.9.12-1.2
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.12-1.2
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.12-1.2
 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 2013
CVE page last modified: Tue Dec 17 16:13:13 2024