CVE-2007-6284
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 2.6% (85th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-6252)
- Published
- January 12, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-6252 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux corporate server
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux corporate server
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux corporate server
- mandrakesoft / mandrake linux corporate server
- redhat / fedora
- redhat / fedora
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202628
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000009.html
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2008-January/msg00036.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28439(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28444(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28450(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28452(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28458(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28466(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28470(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28475(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28636(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28716(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28740
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29591
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-20.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019181
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103201-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201514-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-047.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-050.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1461
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:010
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0032.html(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486410/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490306/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27248
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0117
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0144
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1033/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
- http://www.xmlsoft.org/news.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425927
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11594
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5216
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/569-1/
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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