Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2007-6284 is a denial-of-service flaw in libxml2 before 2.6.31. Malformed XML with invalid UTF-8 can make parsing loop indefinitely, potentially tying up a process that handles XML. Business risk is mainly availability for legacy systems or products still using old libxml2 builds. Exposure is most likely in legacy Linux, Unix, appliance, or embedded environments running libxml2 before 2.6.31 or unverified vendor backports. Risk is higher where services parse untrusted XML input. Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or business-critical systems that parse XML. For fully patched modern platforms, urgency is low; for unmanaged legacy systems, schedule targeted validation because libxml2 is widely embedded. Mitigation focus: Upgrade libxml2 to 2.6.31 or a vendor-patched package.; Apply relevant distribution advisories for Gentoo, Debian, Ubuntu, Sun, SUSE, Mandriva, or Fedora.; Inventory appliances and bundled applications that may ship private libxml2 copies..
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Source materials
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- USN-569-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5216CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- FEDORA-2008-0462CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11594CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2008-0477CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425927CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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