XXE in Apple Iphone_os
CVE-2008-3281
libxml2 2.6.32 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion in an attribute value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document.
EPSS: 0.025 (83.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Iphone_os
- Apple Safari
- Vmware Esx — versions 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 3.0.2
- Xmlsoft Libxml2
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 7.04, 7.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 4.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 9
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 4.7, 5.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 2.0, 3.0, 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-3281?
- CVE-2008-3281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone_os, classified under Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2008-08-27.
- How severe is CVE-2008-3281?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2008-3281 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.