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TI-2007-05991 Aliases CVE-2007-6284GHSA-mq3q-3vmf-c9rw

The xmlCurrentChar function in libxml2 before 2.6.31 allows context-dependent attackers…

Priority LOW 28CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02566 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 38

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:arm:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mips:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
Show 28 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2007VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*2007VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2007.1VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*2007.1VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2008.0VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*2008.0VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007.1 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007.1 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008.0 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008.0 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0032 Released 2008-01-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    libxml2 security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libxml2-2.5.10-8, libxml2-2.5.10-8.i386, libxml2-devel-2.5.10-8 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.1, libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.1.i386, libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.1.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 libxml2-2.4.19-7.ent, libxml2-2.4.19-7.ent.i386, libxml2-2.4.19-7.ent.ia64 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libxml2-2.5.10-8, libxml2-2.5.10-8.i386, libxml2-2.5.10-8.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libxml2-2.6.16-10.1, libxml2-2.6.16-10.1.i386, libxml2-2.6.16-10.1.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.1, libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.1.i386, libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.1, libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.1, libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libxml2-2.6.16-10.1, libxml2-2.6.16-10.1.i386, libxml2-devel-2.6.16-10.1 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 libxml2-2.4.19-7.ent, libxml2-2.4.19-7.ent.i386, libxml2-devel-2.4.19-7.ent.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libxml2-2.5.10-8, libxml2-2.5.10-8.i386, libxml2-2.5.10-8.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libxml2-2.6.16-10.1, libxml2-2.6.16-10.1.i386, libxml2-2.6.16-10.1.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 libxml2-2.4.19-7.ent, libxml2-2.4.19-7.ent.i386, libxml2-devel-2.4.19-7.ent.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libxml2-2.5.10-8, libxml2-2.5.10-8.i386, libxml2-2.5.10-8.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libxml2-2.6.16-10.1, libxml2-2.6.16-10.1.i386, libxml2-2.6.16-10.1.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 libxml2-2.4.19-7.ent, libxml2-2.4.19-7.ent.ia64, libxml2-devel-2.4.19-7.ent.ia64 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0032
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0032

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6284
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mq3q-3vmf-c9rw

References

Patch 1

Advisory 10

Other 14

Sources

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