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Libxml2 "xmlCurrentChar()" UTF-8 Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability |
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Title : Libxml2 "xmlCurrentChar()" UTF-8 Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0117
CVE ID : CVE-2007-6284
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-01-14
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A vulnerability has been identified in Libxml2, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service [...]
Solution
Upgrade to Libxml2 version 2.6.31 :
ftp://xmlsoft.org/libxml/libxml2-2.6.31.tar.gz
Or apply patch :
http://veillard.com/libxml2.patch
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Brad Fitzpatrick (Google).
ChangeLog
2008-01-14 : Initial release
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