CVE-2010-4008 Memory corruption in n/a
A memory corruption flaw in libxml2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted XML documents, affecting applications using the library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-4008?
CVE-2010-4008 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, published on 16 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations during processing of malformed XPath expressions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4008?
It affects 15 products.
Products include Apache Openoffice, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Safari, Canonical Ubuntu Linux and 9 more.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4008?
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-2010-4008 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4008 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Openoffice
Sources
Also known as CVE-2010-4200, DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4008, DSA-2128-1, GHSA-472j-j78w-732c.