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TI-2009-02303 Aliases CVE-2009-2414GHSA-pxj8-hpwc-88mp

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32…

Priority LOW 26CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
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-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Stack consumption vulnerability in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large depth of element declarations in a DTD, related to a function recursion, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03135 87th 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 · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml:1.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.17Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.10Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.16Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.26Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.27Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.32Vulnerablexmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml:1.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.17 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.10 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.16 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.26 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.27 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.6.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.32 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1206 Released 2009-08-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libxml and libxml2 security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libxml-1:1.8.17-9.3, libxml-1:1.8.17-9.3.i386, libxml-devel-1:1.8.17-9.3 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.8, libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.i386, libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libxml-1:1.8.17-9.3, libxml-1:1.8.17-9.3.i386, libxml-1:1.8.17-9.3.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libxml2-2.6.16-12.7, libxml2-2.6.16-12.7.i386, libxml2-2.6.16-12.7.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.8, libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.i386, libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.8 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.8, libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.8, libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libxml2-2.6.16-12.7, libxml2-2.6.16-12.7.i386, libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libxml-1:1.8.17-9.3, libxml-1:1.8.17-9.3.i386, libxml-1:1.8.17-9.3.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libxml2-2.6.16-12.7, libxml2-2.6.16-12.7.i386, libxml2-2.6.16-12.7.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libxml-1:1.8.17-9.3, libxml-1:1.8.17-9.3.i386, libxml-1:1.8.17-9.3.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libxml2-2.6.16-12.7, libxml2-2.6.16-12.7.i386, libxml2-2.6.16-12.7.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1206

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2414
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxj8-hpwc-88mp

References

Patch 1

Advisory 8

Other 18

  • TI-2004-00896 Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2011-01715 Integer overflow in xpath.c in libxml2 2.6.x through 2.6.32 and 2.7.x through 2.7.8, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2004-00093 Buffer overflow in the (1) nanohttp or (2) nanoftp modules in XMLSoft Libxml 2 (Libxml2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-04054 Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-04053 Integer overflow in the xmlBufferResize function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2009-02305 Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
See all 7 →

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