CVE-2008-4226
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CVE-2008-4226
Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document.
Exploit probability
4.1%
Published
November 25, 2008
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
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04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2008-4226
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Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
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- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32762
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32764
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32766
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32773
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32807
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32811
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32872
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32974
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33417
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34247
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36173
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36235
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-06.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021238
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-126356-03-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141243-01-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-251406-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261688-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265329-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-002.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-067.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1666
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:231
- http://www.osvdb.org/49993
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0988.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32326
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-673-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3176
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0034
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0323
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc10
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libxml2-2.7.2-2.fc9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470466
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6219
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6360
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9888
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00472.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00513.html