CVE-2008-3281
libxml2 - denial of service
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.80%
Description
libxml2 2.6.32 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion in an attribute value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document.
How to fix CVE-2008-3281
To remediate CVE-2008-3281, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libxml2—upgrade to 2.6.32.dfsg-3 or later
- —upgrade to 2.6.27.dfsg-3 or later
- —upgrade to 2.6.32.dfsg-2+lenny1 or later
Is CVE-2008-3281 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.6.32.dfsg-3
- from 0, < 2.6.27.dfsg-3
- from 0, < 2.6.32.dfsg-2+lenny1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |