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CVE-2007-6284

Published: Jan 12, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-399
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

n/an/a
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mandrake linuxmandrakesoft
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mandrake linux corporate servermandrakesoft
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
mandrakesoftcommercialFROperating Systemsaka mandriva, mandrakesoft linux
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28439
secunia.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-20.xml
security.gentoo.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28466
secunia.com
and 41 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 12, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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