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CVE-2009-2416

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.5 Published: 2009-08-11 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted (1) Notation or (2) Enumeration attribute types in an XML file, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Affected Platforms

Canonical Ubuntu LinuxXmlsoft Libxml2Debian Debian LinuxApple Iphone OsApple SafariVmware EsxSun Openoffice.OrgVmware VmaOpensuse OpensuseApple Mac Os X Server

Weakness Type

CWE-416, CWE-416

References