CVE-2008-3529 Memory corruption in n/a
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3529 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2008-3529 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 12 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3529 exists.
Affected product: Apple Iphone Os. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3529/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3529/index.md)
Heap-based buffer overflow in libxml2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted XML entity names.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-3529?
CVE-2008-3529 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 12 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long XML entity name.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3529?
It affects 6 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
libxml2 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.5.10-13 |
libxml2 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.6.16-12.5 |
libxml2 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.6 |
libxml2-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.6 |
libxml2-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.6 |
libxml2 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.6 |
libxml2-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.6 |
libxml2-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.6 |
libxml2 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.6 |
libxml2-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.6 |
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Safari, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Xmlsoft Libxml2.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3529?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-3529 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3529 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3529, DSA-1654-1, GHSA-vgv6-63x3-fm4w, RHSA-2008:0884.