CVE-2009-2416
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted (1) Notation or (2) Enumeration attribute types in an XML file, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (libxml2) | RHSA-2009:1206 | 2009-08-10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RHSA-2009:1206 | 2009-08-10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (libxml2) | RHSA-2009:1206 | 2009-08-10 |
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