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CVE-2009-2416

MEDIUMEPSS 76th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

Description

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.5.10, 2.6.16, 2.6.26, 2.6.27, and 2.6.32, and libxml 1.8.17, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted (1) Notation or (2) Enumeration attribute types in an XML file, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

libxml2Debian

Fixed in:2.7.3.dfsg-2.1CVE-2009-2416

Fixed in:2.7.3.dfsg-2.1CVE-2009-2416

Fixed in:2.7.3.dfsg-2.1CVE-2009-2416

Fixed in:2.7.3.dfsg-2.1CVE-2009-2416

Google ChromeWindows application

Affected:2.0.172.43Fixed in:2.0.172.43Google LLC

Google Chrome (EXE)Windows application

Affected:2.0.172.43Fixed in:2.0.172.43Google LLC

Google Chrome BetaWindows application

Affected:2.0.172.43Fixed in:2.0.172.43Google LLC

Google Chrome Beta (EXE)Windows application

Affected:2.0.172.43Fixed in:2.0.172.43Google LLC

Google Chrome CanaryWindows application

Affected:2.0.172.43Fixed in:2.0.172.43Google LLC

Google Chrome DevWindows application

Affected:2.0.172.43Fixed in:2.0.172.43Google LLC

Google Chrome Dev (EXE)Windows application

Affected:2.0.172.43Fixed in:2.0.172.43Google LLC

SafariWindows application

Affected:4.0.4Fixed in:4.0.4Apple Inc.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.79%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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