| Name | CVE-2007-6284 |
| Description | The xmlCurrentChar function in libxml2 before 2.6.31 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via XML containing invalid UTF-8 sequences. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1461-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 460292 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxml2 (PTS) | buster | 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u4 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u6 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libxml | source | (unstable) | 1.8.17-14.1 | medium | ||
| libxml2 | source | sarge | 2.6.16-7sarge1 | DSA-1461-1 | ||
| libxml2 | source | etch | 2.6.27.dfsg-2 | DSA-1461-1 | ||
| libxml2 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.30.dfsg-3.1 | medium | 460292 |