CVE-2008-4409
Xmlsoft Libxml2 - Resource Management Error
Title source: ruleDescription
libxml2 2.7.0 and 2.7.1 does not properly handle "predefined entities definitions" in entities, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash), as demonstrated by use of xmllint on a certain XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1564 and CVE-2008-3281.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Christian Weiske · xmldosunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32454
Scores
EPSS
0.1130
EPSS Percentile
93.4%
Classification
CWE
CWE-399
Status
draft
Affected Products (2)
xmlsoft/libxml2
xmlsoft/libxml2
Timeline
Published
Oct 03, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026