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CVE-2007-6284: debian debian_linux Resource Management Errors

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2008:0032DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6284DSA-1461-1
Published 12-01-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-6284 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.57%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11016-1

Timeline

  1. 12-01-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.57% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat5 products
  • fedora7 | 8
  • libxml2< 0:2.4.19-7.ent | < 0:2.5.10-8 | < 0:2.6.16-10.1 | < 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.1
  • libxml2-debuginfo< 0:2.5.10-8 | < 0:2.6.16-10.1 | < 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.1
  • libxml2-devel< 0:2.4.19-7.ent | < 0:2.5.10-8 | < 0:2.6.16-10.1 | < 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.1
  • libxml2-python< 0:2.4.19-7.ent | < 0:2.5.10-8 | < 0:2.6.16-10.1 | < 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.1
Debian2 products
  • libxml2< 2.6.27.dfsg-2 | < 2.6.16-7sarge1 | < 2.6.30.dfsg-3.1
  • debian_linuxEOL3.1 | 4.0
Mandrakesoft2 products

3 vendors · 9 products

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