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CVE-2009-2416

Published: Aug 11, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 23.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
vcenter serverSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
vmaOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
esxOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
esxiOn-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
apple
commercial·USaka apple inc., apple computer
safariOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
iphone osEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
mac os x serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
xmlsoft
oss-projectaka libxml2, libxslt
libxmlLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
libxml2LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
suse
commercial·DE
linux enterpriseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/08/stable-update-security-fixes.html
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com
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