Upstream information
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long XML entity name.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 10 |
Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
Integrity Impact | Complete |
Availability Impact | Complete |
- SUSE-SR:2008:018, published Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0000