CVE-2007-6284

NameCVE-2007-6284
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1461-1
Debian Bugs460292

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libxml2 (PTS)bullseye2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4fixed
bullseye (security)2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5fixed
bookworm2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libxmlsource(unstable)1.8.17-14.1medium
libxml2sourcesarge2.6.16-7sarge1DSA-1461-1
libxml2sourceetch2.6.27.dfsg-2DSA-1461-1
libxml2source(unstable)2.6.30.dfsg-3.1medium460292
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