CVE-2008-4225

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 25 Nov 2008, 23:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 10:08

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
4.92% LOW
5% probability +3.52%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

25 Nov 2008, 23:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 10:08
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large XML document.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 4.92%• Percentile: 90%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected Systems

  • xmlsoft•libxml

    2.7.2

References (51)