CVE-2008-4226

Description

Integer overflow in the xmlSAX2Characters function in libxml2 2.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large XML document.

How to fix CVE-2008-4226

To remediate CVE-2008-4226, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/libxml2—upgrade to 2.6.32.dfsg-5 or later

Is CVE-2008-4226 being exploited?

Moderate — EPSS is 8.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.6.32.dfsg-5

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4226