CVE-2010-4008

Description

libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations during processing of malformed XPath expressions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.

Affected products

• apache / openoffice2.0.0 – 2.4.3
• Apple / iphone_os4.2
• Apple / itunes10.2
• Apple / mac_os_x10.6.7
• Apple / Safari5.0.4
• Canonical / Ubuntu Linux10.10 – 10.10
• Canonical / Ubuntu Linux6.06 – 6.06
• Canonical / Ubuntu Linux8.04 – 8.04
• Canonical / Ubuntu Linux9.10 – 9.10
• Canonical / Ubuntu Linux10.04 – 10.04
• debian / debian_linux5.0 – 5.0
• debian / debian_linux6.0 – 6.0
• Google / Chrome7.0.517.44
• openSUSE / opensuse11.3 – 11.3
• openSUSE / opensuse11.1 – 11.1
• openSUSE / opensuse11.2 – 11.2
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_desktop6.0 – 6.0
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_server6.0 – 6.0
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_server_eus6.3 – 6.3
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_workstation6.0 – 6.0
• SUSE / SUSE Linux Enterprise Server11 – 11
• SUSE / SUSE Linux Enterprise Server11 – 11
• SUSE / SUSE Linux Enterprise Server10 – 10
• xmlsoft / libxml22.7.8

References

• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/40775
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42175
• MISChttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2010-November/msg00015.html
• MISChttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
• MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44779
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0230
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046
• MISChttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1016-1
• MISChttp://blog.bkis.com/en/libxml2-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-and-apple-safari/
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42109
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.html
• MISChttp://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-4008_CVE-2010-4494.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3100
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42314
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2128
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:243
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html
• MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3076
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12148
• MISChttp://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=58731
• MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42429
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581